La Vengeance Anarchiste
Front page of the first issue of La Vengeance anarchiste (6 March 1883) | |
| Founder(s) | Louise Michel Émile Gautier Marguerite Leloup |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1883 |
| Political alignment | Anarchism |
| Language | French |
| Ceased publication | 1883 |
| Headquarters | Paris |
La Vengeance Anarchiste ('The Anarchist Vengeance') was an anarchist newspaper published in the early part of 1883 by various anarchists. This paper, presented as the successor to L'Étendard révolutionnaire ('The Revolutionary Standard'), brought together figures such as Louise Michel and Émile Gautier. It ceased publication after its second issue.
In its first issue, Marguerite Leloup published a notable article on women and the anarchist struggle.
History
La Vengeance Anarchiste
La Vengeance Anarchiste was founded in March 1883 in Paris by a group of anarchists.[1] The newspaper presented itself as the successor to L'Étendard révolutionnaire from Lyon.[1] It was published for only two issues before ceasing publication.[1] The only signed articles in the paper were by Louise Michel, Émile Gautier, and Marguerite Leloup.[1]
This publication is notable as one of the rare political publications in history to embrace the term "vengeance" with a positive connotation.[2] René Bianco, a historian of the anarchist press, specifically highlighted the articles on Johann Most and La femme anarchiste ('The anarchist woman') by Marguerite Leloup.[1]
La femme anarchiste
In her thesis on women anarchists from this period, historian Marie-Pierre Tardif notes that Leloup's text is one of the first anarchist texts written by a woman anarchist who was not Louise Michel.[3] Furthermore, in this article, Leloup highlighted several elements that Tardif points out, such as her mention of the differentiated place of women within anarchist circles of the period.[3]
Tardif observes that Leloup highlights how "the role of women remains limited due to gender prejudices that exclude them from politics", and also that women are less educated than men, which places them in a situation of intellectual inferiority.[3] However, Leloup doesn't resign herself to this situation and argues that several anarchists are demanding their rights and a place within the movement.[3] From the author's perspective, the "anarchist woman" is presented as "an activist who engages alongside men in the revolutionary struggle while seeking to improve her own social situation".[3]
Works
1st issue (courtesy of Archives anarchistes)
- Vengeance Anarchiste, explanation of the journal's motivations and support for propaganda by the deed
- Aux Anarchistes, call for support of anarchists and "declaration of war" on the bourgeoisie
- Anarchie by Louise Michel, poetic and philosophical text providing a definition of anarchy
- Une pensée by Émile Gautier, short text on anarchism from his prison cell
- Cris de vengeance, excerpts from Rabelais and Anacharsis Cloots supporting propaganda by the deed
- Procès de Lyon, support for the "vengeful justice of the people" against state justice
- Avis aux anarchistes, call for a "very important and very urgent" meeting
- Le Capitalicide, theory text on the basic tenets of anarchism and call to kill capitalists
- Johann Most, revisiting the trajectory of Johann Most, theorist of propaganda by the deed
- Mouvement international, support for peasants revolting in Spain and the situation in Italy
- La femme anarchiste by Marguerite Leloup, first-wave feminism and criticism of the role and place of women in anarchist organizations
- Nos amis, correspondence from several anarchist groups supporting the publication (Saint-Pierre-les-Martigues, Amiens, Villequier, Robiac)
- La Tribune des Jeunes, support for the anarchist revolution by the youth
External links
- First issue on Archives anarchistes : (1)
References
- ^ a b c d e Bianco, René Louis (1941-2005). "Bianco (Bi 2154). La Vengeance anarchiste : organe hebdomadaire". bianco.ficedl.info (in French). Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bourdin 2010, p. 12.
- ^ a b c d e Tardif 2021, p. 63-66.
Bibliography
- Bourdin, Jean-Claude (2010). Faire justice soi-même : Études sur la vengeance [To take justice into one's own hands: Studies on vengeance] (PDF) (in French). Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes (PUR).
- Tardif, Marie-Pier (2021), Ni ménagères, ni courtisanes. Les femmes de lettres dans la presse anarchiste française (1885-1905) (PhD thesis) [Neither housewives nor courtesans. Women writers in the French anarchist press (1885-1905)] (PDF)