Gay L. Gullickson

This book was completely eye-opening on how women were portrayed during the brief civil war between Paris and Versailles in 1871. Women wanted to help their husbands, sons, etc with the fighting and so did everything that they could to help - some became caretakers (primitive nurses), some brought food and drink to soldiers on the front lines, and some even fought alongside the men. The gender lines that were crossed led to the anti-Commune and foreign journalists to paint them as hags and monsters. They did this because they were afraid that these "Amazons, Furies, etc" could stand up for themselves and kill men because they wanted equal rights. This short read (230 pages) illustrates the life and turmoil that these Parisian women had to go through for freedom.… (más)