
Victorine Gorget
Petrol girl Victorine Gorget was accused of setting fire to Paris. Here is her interview with Captain Briot after the 1871 Paris Commune.
Captain Briot was responsible for interviewing a number of the 8000 women petroleuses (petrol girls) who were accused of burning Paris in 1871. These are transcripts from some of those interviews.
Petrol girl Victorine Gorget was accused of setting fire to Paris. Here is her interview with Captain Briot after the 1871 Paris Commune.
Petrol girl Hortense David was accused of setting fire to Paris. Here is her interview with Captain Briot after the 1871 Paris Commune.
Petrol girl Jeanne Durivalt was accused of setting fire to Paris. Here is her interview with Captain Briot after the 1871 Paris Commune.
Petrol girl Joséphine Marchais was accused of setting fire to Paris. Here is her interview with Captain Briot after the 1871 Paris Commune.
Petrol girl Leontine Suetens was accused of setting fire to Paris. Here is her interview with Captain Briot after the 1871 Paris Commune.
Petrol girl Louise Desjardins was accused of setting fire to Paris. Here is her interview with Captain Briot after the 1871 Paris Commune.
Petrol girl Lucie Maris was accused of setting fire to Paris. Here is her interview with Captain Briot after the 1871 Paris Commune.
Petrol girl Marie-Jeanne Moussu was accused of setting fire to Paris. Here is her interview with Captain Briot after the 1871 Paris Commune.
Petrol girl Marie Ledoux was accused of setting fire to Paris. Here is her interview with Captain Briot after the 1871 Paris Commune.