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title: Women's March on Versailles, 5 October 1789
author: National Library of France
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16066/womens-march-on-versailles-5-october-1789/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Women's March on Versailles, 5 October 1789
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16066.jpeg)
## Image Caption
[Women's March on Versailles](https://www.worldhistory.org/Women's_March_on_Versailles/) (5-6 October 1789). Outraged by high bread prices and the anti-revolutionary conduct of royal soldiers, a crowd of 7,000 [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) descended on the [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Versailles. The king accompanied them back to [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/) the next day. This work is from an unknown artist, c. 1789.
Bibliotheque Nationale de France.
## Cite This Work
### APA
France, N. L. o. (2022, June 27). Women's March on Versailles, 5 October 1789. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
France, National Library of. "Women's March on Versailles, 5 October 1789." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 27, 2022. .
### MLA
France, National Library of. "Women's March on Versailles, 5 October 1789." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Jun 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8410839z/#) by **National Library of France**. Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 27 June 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.