Description: (Singer)
Anne-Josèphe Théroigne de Méricourt, a prominent figure in the French Revolution, was a Belgian singer, orator, and organizer known for her active role in fostering revolution in the Austrian Low Countries. She co-founded a revolutionary club in Paris and faced arrest warrants in France for her involvement in the October Days uprising. Théroigne de Méricourt was imprisoned in Austria for her revolutionary activities and was widely depicted in the French Revolutionary press. She later suffered a mental breakdown, leading to her institutionalization.