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Regulations of the Society of Revolutionary Republican Women (9 July 1793)

The regulations demonstrate that women wanted to be taken seriously as political participants; they wanted their club to be like the clubs set up by men.

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Police Reports on Disturbances over Food Supplies (February 1793)

The reports of the Paris police provide firsthand information about conditions in the city and about the leading role of women in food disturbances.

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A Deputation of Women Citizens Demands Action on Food Prices (24 February 1793)

In the rioting over prices of February 1793, women appealed first to the authorities, showing that they intended to communicate directly with their representatives in the municipal government of Paris.

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Women’s Participation in Riots over the Price of Sugar, February 1792

This fragment from a memoir by Charles Alexandre shows the anger of women when confronted by a sugar shortage. They readily attributed the shortage to hoarding by greedy merchants. This document also shows the new importance of colonial products such as sugar and coffee.

thumbnail of Camila O'Gorman (1828-1848)
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Camila O'Gorman

The story of Camila O'Gorman (1828-1848), the daughter of a prominent merchant in the Buenos Aires community, is one of the most famous cases of a young person challenging both parental and state authority.

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Childhood Obesity in the United States

The map, issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), shows the percentages of substantially overweight, or obese, low-income children by county and in territories and tribal organizations where Native Americans live. The problem extends to both urban and rural populations.

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African American Women Writers of the 19th Century

Students might examine how the inclusion of African American women's perspectives alters more standardized narratives of American history.
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Etta Palm D’Aelders, "Discourse on the Injustice of the Laws in Favor of Men, at the Expense of Women" (30 December 1790)

Like many female activists, the Dutch woman Etta Palm D’Aelders did not explicitly articulate a program for equal political rights for women, though that would no doubt have been her ultimate aim.

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Women's Petition to the National Assembly

This petition was addressed to the National Assembly sometime after the October 1789 march of women on Versailles.

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Women Testify Concerning Their Participation in the October Days (1789)

The commission investigating the events of October 1789 also interrogated many women who had participated.