Méricourt, Anne-Josèphe Terwagne or Théroigne de

Revolutionary, 1762 - 1817

Portrait of Théroigne de Méricourt (1762-1817) at Salpetrière [it seems likely that 1817 is the year in which she died]

Méricourt, Anne-Josèphe Terwagne or Théroigne de: Originally from the Austrian Netherlands (today Belgium), she came to France in 1789 and became one of the figureheads for revolutionary women. Violently attacked by more radical women in 1793, she withdrew from society and then succumbed to insanity.

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