About
Louise Michel, born in 1830 in Vroncourt-la-Côte, is a major figure of the Paris Commune. Trained as a schoolteacher, she refused to swear allegiance to the Second Empire and moved to Paris, where she taught in Montmartre. Involved in the 1871 Commune, she was deported to New Caledonia, where she supported the Kanak rebellion. Amnestied in 1880, she continued her anarchist struggle, endured several imprisonments, and lived in exile in London. Author of memoirs and novels, she remains an icon of social revolution.
* 1830-05-28 — † 1905-01-09
Major works
- Mémoires (1886)autobiography
- La Commune (1898)history
Key milestones
- 1871Actively participates in the Paris Commune.
- 1873Deported to New Caledonia after the defeat of the Commune.
- 1880Amnestied, she resumes her revolutionary activities in France.
Themes
anarchismsocial revolutionfeminismanti-colonialismeducation
Sources: britannica.com · larousse.fr · guides.loc.gov