Abstract:
Lutas Sociais opens this special section with a
brief text by Luise Michel, one of the principle
combatants of the Paris Commune. Because of her
convictions about the workers’ cause, she became
known as the red virgin; an ardent defender of
secular education, she also struggled for the
armed participation of women in the revolutionary
process. She was convicted and deported to
New Caledonia, where she remained for eight
years until she was amnisitied with the rest of
the Communards. In what follows, we present a
passage from her Memoires.
Keywords: Paris Commune. Revolutionary Clubs.
Sexual equality.
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