Person    | Female  Born /5/1830  Died 9/1/1905

Louise Michel

Categories: Politics & Administration

Countries: France

Anarchist. Born France. Active in the Paris Commune. Deported to New Caledonia in the Pacific. Returned to Paris when the Communards were granted amnesty. She continued her disruptive activities and in 1881 attended the anarchist congress in London, and met the Pankhursts. In England 1890-5 and thereafter was in London quite often. Died Marseille.

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Louise Michel

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