Madame Roland, Makers of History

"Madame Roland, Makers of History" by John S. C. Abbott is a narrative from the 1800s that tells the story of Madame Roland, an important woman during the French Revolution, by going into her younger days, how smart she became, and what she did during that troubled time. It thinks about what she wanted, the hard things she had to deal with, and how much power she had as a woman working to make changes in politics and society. The story starts with Jane Maria Phlippon, who would become Madame Roland, by looking at her childhood and how her parents were different. Her father, Gratien Phlippon, showed how the working class was not happy with things being unfair, while her mother was more quiet and religious. As Jane gets older, she really wants to learn and think, which takes her to a convent. The book explains what happened to her when she was young, including how much she loved reading and how she thought about the unfairness in society. This early life hints at what she would do later and her important part in a major revolution in history.