Hidden Women of History: Théroigne de Méricourt, Feminist Revolutionary
(Conversation) – Anne-Josèphe Théroigne or Terwagne (1762–1817) was born at Marcourt, a village south of Liège in modern Belgium. From a comfortable farming family, Théroigne had a remarkably unsettled life after her mother died when she was five years old, living with relatives who provided only erratic access to education. While working as a governess she lived and studied singing in London and Paris, but also survived through unhappy relationships with far older, wealthy men. Presumed portrait of Théroigne de Méricourt, painted by by Antoine Vestier, 1788-89, Public Domain, Wikimedia…
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