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Decree conscripting 300,000 men. February 24, 1793
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A Deputation of Women Citizens Demands Action on Food Prices (24 February 1793) February 24, 1793
In the rioting over prices of February 1793, women appealed first to the authorities, showing that they intended to communicate directly with their representatives in the municipal government of Paris. By explicitly referring to themselves as…
Police Reports on Disturbances over Food Supplies (February 1793) February 24, 1793
The reports of the Paris police provide firsthand information about conditions in the city and about the leading role of women in food disturbances.
Regulations of the Society of Revolutionary Republican Women (9 July 1793) February 24, 1793
The regulations demonstrate that women wanted to be taken seriously as political participants; they wanted their club to be like the clubs set up by men.
Food riots in Paris. February 21, 1793
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The Convention declares war on Great Britain and the Netherlands. February 1, 1793
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Execution of Louis XVI. January 21, 1793
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Execution of the King (21 January 1793) January 21, 1793
After voting unanimously to find the King guilty, the deputies held a separate vote on his punishment. By a single vote, Louis was sentenced to death, "within twenty–four hours." Thus, on 21 January 1793, Louis Capet, formerly King of France was…