Person

Louise Michel

1830–1905 · 19th century

Louise Michel was a French schoolteacher and anarchist who fought for the Paris Commune of 1871, serving in its National Guard and as an ambulance worker. After its suppression she was deported to New Caledonia, where she taught Kanak people and sympathised with their revolt of 1878. Amnestied in 1880, she returned to France and remained a celebrated revolutionary speaker until her death.

Louise Michel
Image: J.M. Lopez · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

New CaledoniaParis Commune

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