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In the winter of 1789–90, hunger gave way to fury as thousands of French women—armed with nothing but wooden spoons, rolling pins, and unbreakable resolve—marched on bakeries, granaries, and the halls of power. What began as a plea for bread soon became a demand for justice, only to be met with the cold steel of the guillotine. In this video, we trace the arc of their struggle—from the Flour War of 1775 and the bread riots that swept Normandy and Paris, to the mass beheadings of 1794–95 and the long shadow they cast over revolutionary and modern debates on food sovereignty.

🔍 *What You’ll Learn*

The social and economic role of bread in 18th-century France
How early grain deregulation sparked the 1775 Flour War
The evolution from local protests to an organized women’s movement
The Crown’s harsh legal and military response, including lettres de cachet
Key events: mass executions in June 1794 and May–June 1795
Profiles of “La Paulette,” Sister Anne-Marie, and teenage martyr Thérèse Moreau
The revolutionary aftermath, Thermidorian Reaction, and the rise of the Directory
Historiographical debates and the lasting legacy of the women’s uprising