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,TAGS 3 PROP]TY & AU?ORITY1 SOCIAL LIFE1 WORK+ WOM51 SPONTANE\S 9ITIATIVE1 NATIONAL GU>D1 WOM51 SOCIAL1 PEOPLE1 AU?ORITY1 LIFE4 

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,PHOTO BY ,ADAPTOR- ,PLUG1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE  ,WE HAVE ALL BE5 SO DRILL$ FROM \R Y\? UP 9 ! PREJUDICES ( PROP]TY & AU?ORITY ?AT EV5 ! WORK]S1 = :OM PROP]TY & AU?ORITY HAVE DONE SO LITTLE1 >E NOT FREE FROM SUP]/ITI\S BELIEF 9 !IR NECESSITY4 ,ESPECIALLY WE >E ALL TOO MU* 9CL9$ TO BELIEVE ?AT M]E CONFUSION MU/ FOLL[ ON A POPUL> REVOLT1 UNLESS SOME C5TRAL OR LOCAL AU?ORITY BE IMM$IATELY SET UP TO CONTROL SOCIAL LIFE & REORGANIZE ! PEOPLE4  

 ,DUR+ ! ,COMMUNE ( #a#h#g#a1 ! NEWLY-ELECT$ ,MUNICIPAL ,GOV]NM5T WAS TOO DEEPLY 5GAG$ BY ! 5EMY AT ! GATES TO MAKE MANY ATTEMPTS AT SOCIAL RECON/RUCTION4 ,WAS ! CITY1 9 :I* SO MU* ( ! OLD ORD] HAD BE5 OV]?R[N1 GIV5 UP TO DISORD] OR TO M]ELY AIMLESS 9DIVIDUAL EF=T #g ,DID ITS SOCIAL LIFE RUN D[N1 LIKE A WAT* ) A BROK5 SPR+8  

 ,HI/ORIANS-FRI5D & FOE-HAVE BE5 ALMO/ :OLLY OCCUPI$ ) ! (FICIAL DO+S ( ! ,COMMUNAL ,C\NCIL1 & HAVE LEFT UN*RONICL$ ! SPONTANE\S ACTION ( ! PEOPLE4 ,& YET ?AT AU?ORITATIVE ,COMMUNAL ,ORGANIZATION WAS A M]E COMPROMISE BETWE5 ! IDEAS ( ! PA/ & ! NEW SPIRIT ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION /IRR+ 9 ! MASSES & IT IS TO ! FREE 9ITIATIVE ( ! PEOPLE !MSELVES ?AT WE MU/ LOOK = ! 9DICATIONS ( ! REAL MEAN+ & SCOPE ( ! 9SURRECTION4  

 ,LITTLE AS WE KN[ ( ! SOCIAL LIFE ( ! WORK]S DUR+ ?OSE FEW BRIEF WEEKS ( P>TIAL FRE$OM FROM PROP]TY RULE1 ?AT LITTLE IS ( A K9D TO RAISE HI< \R HOPES = ! FUTURE4  

 ,TAKE1 = 9/ANCE1 ! CONDUCT ( ?AT P>T ( ! PEOPLE :O >E G5]ALLY SUPPOS$ TO HAVE LEA/ SPONTANE\S 9ITIATIVE1 TO BE MO/ COMPLETELY CREATURES ( HABIT & R\T9E1 LEA/ /RONG & C\RAGE\S1 LEA/ FIT TO ACT = !MSELVES-! WOM54  

 ,:5 ! TREA*]Y OR FA9!>T$NESS ( ! M5 5TRU/$ ) AU?ORITY BY ! PEOPLE ALL[$ ! CANNON OV] :I* ! F$]AT$ BATTALIONS ( ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D W]E KEEP+ WAT* 9 ! NAME ( ! CITY1 TO BE SURPRIS$ BY ! TROOPS ( ! MIDDLE-CLASS ,GOV]NM5T1 & ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE KNEW NO?+ ( ! TREA*]Y OR ! DANG]1 ! WORK+ WOM5 ( ,MONTM>TRE WAIT$ = NO C5TRALIZ$ ,ORGANIZATION1 NO WORD ( COMM&1 BUT M>*$ UP ! OP5 /REETS AGA9/ ! LEVEL$ MUSKETS ( ! SOLDI]S1 & BY !IR H]OIC D>+ WON OV] ! WAV]+ HIREL+S ( ,?I]S TO BE ! ALLIES ( ! PEOPLE4 ,?OSE WOM5 SEIZ$ ! CRITICAL MOM5T = ACTION1 & ACT$ BOLDLY2 & ,P>IS WAS WON = ! ,COMMUNE4  

 ,BUT ! WORK+ WOM5 %[$ NOT M]ELY C\RAGE & COOL PROMPTITUDE 9 ! FACE ( DANG]1 BUT1 :5 ! FI<T+ WAS OV]1 BE/[$ EQUAL 5]GY UPON SU* REORGANIZATION ( SOCIAL LIFE AS ! T]RIBLE CONDITIONS ( ! SIEGE R5D]$ POSSIBLE4 ,AN ACTIVE (FICIAL ( ! ,COMMUNE WRITES AS FOLL[S 3  

 0,! ,COMMUNE BE+ OBLIG$ TO FI<T AGA9/ ,V]SAILLES FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+1 !RE WAS SC>CELY ANY ROOM LEFT TO WOM5 = AN (FICIAL P>T TO TAKE 9 ! MOVEM5T4 ,H[EV]1 9 MY >RONDISSEM5T1 &1 ,I AM SURE1 9 SEV]AL O!RS1 SOME RUDIM5T>Y /EPS W]E TAK54 ,= 9/ANCE1 ,I TOOK POSSESSION ( ! DIFF]5T S*OOLS CONDUCT$ BY NUNS1 & REPLAC$ !M BY LAY FEMALE TEA*]S4 ,I DID ! SAME ) ! SALLES D'ASILE1 ?AT IS1 ! BUILD+S :]E V]Y LITTLE *ILDR51 TOO Y\NG TO GO TO S*OOL1 >E KEPT4 ,ALL AMBULANCES W]E LIKEWISE KEPT BY WOM54 ,SO W]E ! CANT9ES1 OR EAT+ H\SES1 :I* HAD BE5 F\ND$ DUR+ ! FIR/ SIEGE4  

 ,BUT 9 AN UN(FICIAL CAPACITY !IR CONDUCT WAS TRULY BEYOND PRAISE4 ,SO F> AS MY DI/RICT IS CONC]N$1 !Y HAD =M$ COMMITTEES TO 9QUIRE 9TO ! WANTS ( EV]Y FAMILY1 ESPECIALLY ( GIRLS2 TO ORGANIZE LABOR = WOM5 AS F> AS ! /ORMY EV5TS ?R\< :I* WE HAD TO PASS W\LD ALL[1 CUTT+ & MAK+ FLANNEL %IRTS = ! M5 :O HAD TO FI<T EXTRA MUROS2 ATT5D+ AT H\SES :]E W\ND$ M5 OR PATI5TS LAY1 ETC4 ,AT NI<T !Y CR[D$ PUBLIC MEET+S1 TOOK P>T 9 ! PROCE$+S1 5C\RAG$ M5 TO RESI/1 PROPOS$ MOTIONS 9T]E/+ !IR SEX1 :I* W]E AFT]W>DS TRANSMITT$ TO ! ,COMMUNE1 ETC4  

 0 ,LA/LY1 DUR+ ! HOT DAYS1 :5 ! FI<T WAS RAG+ 9 ! /REETS1 !Y W]E SE5 EV]Y:]E1 ASSI/+ 9 ]ECT+ B>RICADES1 BR++ REFRE%M5TS & FOOD TO ! COMBATANTS1 NURS+ ! W\ND$1 %R\D+ ! DEAD AFT] WA%+ !M1 RISK+ !IR LIFE EV]Y M9UTE TO PROTECT & SCRE5 ! ESCAPE (2! DEFEAT$ M5 AFT] ! TAK+ ( A B>RICADE1 BE>+ ) ! MO/ /OIC C\RAGE AFFRONTS1 ILL-TREATM5T1 & EV5 DEA?1 TO :I* !Y W]E SUBJECT$ BY 9FURIAT$1 /UPID SOLDI]S4 ,IF SO MANY ( US C\LD ESCAPE IMM$IATE DEA?1 & EV5 MANAGE TO ESCAPE TO A =EIGN L&1 N9E \T ( EV]Y T5 AT LEA/ HAVE TO BE ?ANKFUL TO ONE OR MORE WOM54 ,?AT 9FLU5CE ( WOM51 AS WELL AS !IR 5]GY1 WAS SO WELL FELT BY ,V]SAILLES ?AT !Y *>G$ !M ) EV]Y K9D ( ATROCI\S CRIME1 :I*1 H[EV]1 ALL !IR C\RTS-M>TIAL C\LD NEV] SUCCE$ 9 BR++ HOME4 ,! GREATE/ ( ALL1 ,L\ISE ,MI*EL1 IS = ME JU/ AN 5L>G$ P]SONIFICATION ( :AT AN IMM5SE NUMB] ( WOM5 HAVE BE5 AT ?AT TIME4  

 ,LEFRANCAIS TELLS 9 HIS MEMOIRS H[1 ON ?AT T]RIBLE MORN+ :5 ! BLOODH\NDS ( ,V]SAILLES HAD ,P>IS BY ! ?ROAT & ! SCATT]$ REMNANTS ( ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D RETREAT$ )9 ! CITY1 !Y F\ND B>RICADES READY ]ECT$ 9 ! MO/ DEF5SIBLE /REETS BY ! WOM5 ( ! V>I\S QU>T]S4 ,& BE M5TIONS ?AT ON ?AT MORN+ ( DESPAIR ! FIR/ ORGANIZ$ CONT+5T ( DEF5D]S :OM HE MET WAS A TROOP ( WOM51 FULLY >M$1 M>*+ D[N TO G>RISON ONE ( !SE B>RICADES4  

 ,IF SU* WAS ! 5]GY1 ! CAPACITY = ACTION & = FREE SELF ORGANIZATION 9 NEW & T]RIBLE SOCIAL CONDITIONS1 %[N BY ! WORK+ WOM5 ( ,P>IS DUR+ A FEW %ORT WEEKS ( COMP>ATIVE FRE$OM1 SEV5TE5 YE>S AGO1 :AT MAY WE NOT EXPECT FROM ! SPONTANE\S 9ITIATIVE ( ! MASS ( WORK]S-M5 & WOM5 BO? :5 AT L5G? !Y TAKE C\RAGE TO RISE 9 !IR /R5G? & DE/ROY = EV] ! TYRANNY ( PROP]TY & AU?ORITY ?R\<\T ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD8  

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