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The Society of Revolutionary and Republican Women (Société des Citoyennes Républicaines Révolutionnaires, Société des républicaines révolutionnaires) was a female-led revolutionary organization during the French Revolution. The Society officially began on May 10, 1793, and disbanded on September 16 of the same year. [1]
A sign in France recognizing Pauline Léon as the founder of the Society of Revolutionary Republican Women. On 6 March 1791 she addressed the Legislative Assembly on behalf of Parisian women, calling for the creation of an all-female militia so that women could protect their own homes from counter-revolutionary assaults.
The most radical militant feminist activism was practiced by the Society of Revolutionary Republican Women, which was founded by Léon and her colleague, Claire Lacombe on 10 May 1793. [18] The club's goal was "to deliberate on the means of frustrating the projects of the enemies of the Republic."
Claire Lacombe (4 August 1765 – 2 May 1826) was a French actress and revolutionary. She is best known for her contributions during the French Revolution.Though it was only for a few years, Lacombe was a revolutionary and a founding member of the Society of Revolutionary Republican Women.
Across the decades, women have been harbingers of radical political, social and economic changes as hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets, worldwide, to protest injustice and apathy.
The most radical militant feminist activism was practiced by the Society of Revolutionary Republican Women which was founded by Léon and her colleague Claire Lacombe on May 10, 1793. [16] The goal of the club was "to deliberate on the means of frustrating the projects of the enemies of the Republic."
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