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Louise Michel was the incendiary French leader of the 1871 Paris Commune. An anarchist and irrepressible rebel, she spent much of her life in the run from police, in jail, or in danger of being locked away in mental asylums. Known as 'The Red Virgin', Louise was a central character in one of the greatest popular rebellions in history. Includes commentary by Emma Goldman, Bertolt Brecht, Sheila Rowbotham, Howard Zinn, Victor Hugo and Karl Marx.

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• Introduction: Biography of Louise Michel(p. 1)
• Tribute to Louise Michel from Victor Hugo(p. 24)
• Chapter 1 Early Life
• Louise Michel: Sources of rebellion(p. 28)
• Louise Michel: Poem(p. 31)
• Louise Michel: Letter to Victor Hugo(p. 31)
• Chapter 2 Seizing the Guns
• Louise Michel: Seizing the guns(p. 34)
• Louise Michel: Open letter defending the seizing of the guns at Montmartre(p. 36)
• Bertolt Brecht: The Days of the Commune(p. 37)
• Chapter 3 Paris Enraged
• Friedrich Engels: History of the Commune(p. 45)
• Louise Michel: Life during the Commune(p. 51)
• Louise Michel: Letter to the Mayor of Montmartre(p. 57)
• Louise Michel: Letter to the Editors of La Sociale newspaper(p. 58)
• Chapter 4 When the Women Decide They Have Had Enough
• Louise Michel: On women's rights(p. 60)
• A call to the women citizens of Paris(p. 62)
• Request for organizational assistance from the Commune(p. 64)
• Elisabeth Dmitrieff: Letter to the Commune(p. 66)
• Chapter 5 The First Dress Rehearsal in World History
• Karl Marx(p. 70)
• Friedrich Engels(p. 71)
• Mikhail Bakunin(p. 73)
• William Morris(p. 75)
• Peter Kropotkin(p. 76)
• V.I. Lenin(p. 78)
• Howard Zinn(p. 80)
• Paul Foot(p. 82)
• Sheila Rowbotham(p. 84)
• Chapter 6 "The Internationale"
• "The Internationale"(p. 90)
• V.I. Lenin: The workers' anthem(p. 92)
• Chapter 7 Exile in New Caledonia
• Louise Michel: The Kanaks were seeking the same liberty...(p. 94)
• Louise Michel: Art for all! Bread for all! Science for all!(p. 96)
• Louise Michel: Letter protesting removal from Numbo camp(p. 98)
• Chapter 8 Authority Vested in One Person is a Crime
• Louise Michel: Statement to the military tribunal, 1871(p. 100)
• Report of Louise Michel's trial for insulting police, 1882(p. 102)
• Telegram to organizers of the Les Invalides protest(p. 104)
• Louise Michel: Les Invalides Trial, 1883(p. 105)
• Letter to the Comissioner of Police(p. 107)
• Chapter 9 Emma and Louise
• Emma Goldman: There was spirit and youth in her eyes(p. 109)
• Emma Goldman: Louise Michel was a complete woman(p. 112)
• Resources
• Books in English(p. 116)
• Books in French(p. 116)
• On the Paris Commune(p. 117)
• Websites and Film(p. 117)

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Louise Michel was an inspiring woman leader when the population of Paris rose up in 1871 to establish a short-lived workers' government. After the Commune was crushed, Michel, known throughout Europe as "The Red Virgin," was captured, jailed and deported to the South Pacific. She supported the French colonies' struggles for independence, and was spied on and repeatedly arrested by police forces across Europe until her death. She maintained a lifetime friendship with French writer and poet Victor Hugo, along with many other European artists. Nic Maclellan is the author of After Moruroa: France in the South Pacific. He is a world authority on French colonialism and has translated much of this book, making parts of Michel's work available in English for the first time.