Père Dûchesne
Title
Père Dûchesne
Relation
https://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/1107/
Identifier
1107
Text
A newspaper published most notably by Jacques- René Hébert from 1790 to March 1794, when he was executed. The paper was named after Père Dûchesne, a fictional character who claimed to speak for the sans-culottes of Paris and the popular movement more generally. The paper died with its author, but the figure lived on in French popular culture.
Citation
“Père Dûchesne,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 28, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/1107.