One of the most important events of the French Revolution was started by poor women selling fish in the markets of Paris. They were called Poissardes. --Poissarde (plural poissardes), literally fishwife, was a contemporary general term for women of the working class. Derived from the French poix (pitch, tar), it is synonymous with their highly stylized urban slang ----The womens march was a signal event of the French Revolution, its impact on a par with the fall of the Bastille.[50][62][63] For its inheritors, the march would stand as an inspirational example, emblematic of the power of popular movements. The occupation of the deputies benches in the Assembly created a template for the future, forecasting the mob rule that would frequently influence successive Parisian governments.[23] But it was the crudely decisive invasion of the palace itself that was most momentous; the attack removed forever the aura of invincibility that once cloaked the monarchy. It marked the end of the kings resistance to the tide of reform, and he made no further open attempts to push back the Revolution.[64] As one historian states, it was one of those defeats of royalty from which it never recovered en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_March_on_Versailles
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