Society of Revolutionary Republican Women

Club Patriotique de Femmes, c. 1792–1794, Jean-Baptiste Lesueur

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] The Society managed to draw significant interest within the national political scene, advocating for gender equality in revolutionary politics.

  1. ^ Levy, Darline Gay; Applewhite, Harriet Branson; Johnson, Mary Durham (1979). Women in Revolutionary Paris 1789-1795. Urbana: The University of Illinois. p. 149. ISBN 0-252-00855-3.