The Commune of 1871: Women's Militancy and Legacy

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Paris Commune, Commune of 1871, feminist militancy, women's rights, social policy, revolutionary spirit, popular sovereignty, gender marginalization, women's activism, Louise Michel, Paule Mink, André Léo, Léodile Champseix, Society for the Claim of Women's Rights, anti-clerical militancy, liberation of speech, citizen power, revolutionary history, historical memory, social consequences, political climate, women's role in revolution, radical feminism, 19th century French history, historical context, social change, political upheaval, Commune anniversary, historical anniversary, historical reflection, feminist history, revolutionary women, French history, social justice, political activism, historical significance, collective memory, social movement, revolutionary ideology, historical narrative, feminist perspective, women's history, Commune legacy, historical legacy, social heritage, political heritage.

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Explore the Commune of 1871 through the works of Quentin Deluermoz and Carolyn J. Eichner, highlighting women's roles and the event's lasting impact on social and political history.

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[...] Therefore, it is necessary to ask in what way the recognition of feminist militancy, highlighted by Carolyn J. Eichner, leads to such marginalization instead of the deserved recognition for their perseverance and courage. In this perspective, we will see that Carolyn J. Eichner begins by evoking the reasons specific to the social and political climate of the time of the marginalization of women in the history of the Commune. Then, she continues by recounting a completely different reality by explaining their radical, popular, and anti-clerical militancy of working-class women and teachers, and finally their essential role and lack of consideration on the battlefield. [...]

[...] I. Origins of the marginalization of women. A devalued activism. A behavior judged irrational. II. A more radical, popular, and anti-clerical militancy. By action. By writing. III. The essential role of women on the battlefield. On the battlefield. Frustration of the Church and the politicians. [...]

[...] As the author explains, it embodied popular sovereignty. From then on, it is necessary to see in what way the Commune, told by Quentin Deluermoz, constitutes such an overinvestment to the point of persisting in people's thought today, to make people hope, to stimulate imagination despite a somewhat nuanced balance. In this perspective, we will see that Quentin Deluermoz begins by evoking the social policy of the Commune with a strong popular trend and increasingly desired by everyone at the present time. [...]

[...] Various measures in favor of citizen power. Observations of history 'from below'. II. The liberation of speech, an essential. Fulfilling the unfulfilled promises of the past. Return of a revolutionary spirit. III. Of change in the instances. Incarnation of popular sovereignty. A rather awkward autonomy. Carolyn J. Eichner, "The Commune: No Revolution Without Women", In The collections of history, n°90, January-March 2021. Introduction For 150 years, the activism of women during the 1871 Commune has been underestimated, if not demonized by observers of the same era. [...]

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