Marie-Catherine Vallon


Marie-Catherine Vallon (1776-1851), was a French memoir writer. She is known for her memoirs, describing her life during the French Revolution.[1] Her memoirs describe her imprisonment with her father in Orleans and Blois during the Reign of Terror. She was the daughter of a royalist clerk in Blois. Her memoirs belong to the few of a non-aristocratic women during the revolution.

References

  1. ^ Yalom, Marilyn, Blodsystrar: kvinnors hågkomster av franska revolutionen, Rabén Prisma, Stockholm, 1997