The Paris Commune. Tuesday, May 9, 1871. In these days, which are becoming more and more convulsive and with the war now almost in Paris, the commitment of Parisian women is becoming more and more evident, both in preparing and distributing meals at the front and working with ambulances, even if the machismo present in the National Guard is evident. Although they have not yet come to ask for the right to vote, they claim to be citizens like men and therefore to speak publicly in meetings and clubs. The latter are meetings that in Paris are held in public halls and churches and bring together hundreds of people who debate various issues, and are also moments of organization. They allow anyone to express their aspirations, particularly for the creation of a new social order. They have even gone so far as to set up a federation of clubs in order to have a dialogue with the public administration. Today the fort of Issy, at twelve thirty, falls into the hands of the Versailles army and this is a serious blow for the Paris Commune. Because of this, Rossel resigns from the position of military manager and there is a reshuffle of the same public health committee. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
