Pochetat, Catherine

Parisian revolutionary, vers 1767 - 1828 ?

Catherine Pochetat (circa 1767- circa 1828) aka the Female Sans-Culotte

Pochetat, Catherine: Born in Epoisses in the region of Burgundy, a young Catherine Pochetat participated in the most important insurrectional days of the Revolution, as well as fought in the revolutionary armies alongside men, specifically in the Battle of Jemmapes, (November 6, 1792). Due to her service record, the National Convention provided her with an annual pension.

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