214 - MICHEL, Louise [Vroncourt-la-Côte, 1830 – Marseille, 1905], French schoolteacher, writer, anarchist activist, Freemason, feminist, and one of the leading figures of the Paris Commune, during which she was involved both politically and militarily by joining the ranks of the National Guard.

MICHEL, Louise [Vroncourt-la-Côte, 1830 – Marseille, 1905], French schoolteacher, writer, anarchist activist, Freemason, feminist, and one of the leading figures of the Paris Commune, during which she was involved both politically and militarily by joining the ranks of the National Guard. Signed autograph letter addressed to Mr. Deschamps, a journalist. Paris, September 1, 1882, with its original envelope. Louise Michel expresses her gratitude for the strike. “We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the copy. But the volume has not yet been published. We are therefore obliged to keep you waiting (you must have seen other unpublished pieces in the newspapers; in the meantime, I will send you those that various newspapers publish).”