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Women March On Versailles Demanding Bread

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Thousands of women from Paris marched to Versailles demanding bread and the end of the revolution. They sought the king's protection to ensure a successful revolution. The marchers were described as 'furies in rags' by aristocrats.

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Europe 1

“Alors ce cortège de plusieurs milliers de femmes arrive à Versailles. Il faut dire qu'elles ressemblent à des furies en haillons.”

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“Women March On Versailles Demanding Bread”

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