In l‘Opinion des Femmes, the author of this pamphlet, “Response to Satan on the Subject of Mr. Proudhon, by the Archangel Saint Michael,” is identified as Jeanne Deroin.
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L’Opinion des Femmes, 1848-1849
The letter from Jeanne Deroin to Proudhon that I just posted appeared in French in L’Opinion de Femmes, a radical feminist journal edited by Deroin and Désirée Gay. The entire run of the paper can […]
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Black and Red Feminism from 19th Century France
I’m gathering material for a fairly major foray into the works of 19th century French feminists, including completing the translations of some of the responses to Proudhon. But every major foray has to start with […]
The Sex Question
Jeanne Deroin, “A ceux qui nous méconnaissent / To Those Who Misunderstand Us” (1848)
A ceux qui nous méconnaissent. On nous nuit par excès de zèle, on nous accuse parce qu’on nous méconnaît, et de tous parts ce ne sont que clameurs comme si nous voulions renverser le monde […]