French anarchist (1830–1905)
For the 1936–1939 Spanish Civil War units, see Louise Michel battalions. For the Paris Métro station, see Louise Michel (Paris Métro). For the EastEnders character, see Louise Mitchell. For the rescue ship, see Louise Michel (ship).
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 Louise Michel (c. 1880) | |
| Born | (1830-05-29)29 May 1830 Vroncourt-la-Côte, France |
| Died | 9 January 1905(1905-01-09) (aged 74) Marseille, France |
| Occupation(s) | Revolutionary, teacher, medic |
| Known for | Activities in the Paris Commune |
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Louise Michel (French: [lwiz miʃɛl] ⓘ; 29 May 1830 – 9 January 1905) was a teacher and prominent figure during the Paris Commune. Following her penal transportation to New Caledonia she embraced anarchism. When returning to France she emerged as an important French anarchist and went on speaking tours across Europe. The journalist Brian Doherty has called her the "French grande dame of anarchy."[1] Her use of a black flag at a demonstration in Paris in March 1883 was also the earliest known of what would become known as the anarchy black flag.[2]