Hidden women of history: Théroigne de Méricourt, feminist revolutionary
- Written by Peter McPhee, Emeritus professor, University of Melbourne
Théroigne de Mericourt, engraving after a painting by Auguste Raffet in 1817.Wikimedia Commons
In a new series, we look at under acknowledged women through the ages.
Anne-Josèphe Théroigne or Terwagne (1762–1817) was born at Marcourt, a village south of Liège in modern Belgium. From a comfortable farming family,...
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