Explore the vital role of women in political insurgency throughout 19th-century France. This comprehensive academic history draws on untapped archival material to reveal the evolving traditions of female protest and struggle for rights from the Revolution to the mid-1800s. Challenging outdated perspectives, it illuminates women’s active participation and the praise and vilification they encountered. A must-read for students and scholars of European history, women’s studies, and political science seeking deeper understanding of social movements and French history.