Let’s go girls! Claire Lacombe and Pauline Léon came from different backgrounds: Claire was an actress from the countryside, and Pauline grew up in Paris the daughter of chocolatiers. But what they had in common was a passion for the French Revolution, women's rights, and attacking anyone who disagreed with them. And they were also Historically Very Good Friends if you know what I mean, and I'm sure you do. Plus: special guest stars The Market Ladies!!

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References:

Wikipedia (Pauline)

https://womenineuropeanhistory.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/pauline-leon/

Theophile Leclerc: an anti-Jacobin terrorist by Morris Slavin

Liberty: the life and times of six women in revolutionary France by Lucy Moore

https://www.geriwalton.com/reine-audu-heroine-heroine-of-the-french-revolution/—

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