Women´s march for bread

  • Beginning

    Beginning

    One woman started beating a drum, and a group of women gathered around her and grew very large, then started marching and demanding bread.
  • The king hears the mob

    The king hears the mob

    Lafayette convinced the king to appear before the mob and helped persuade the royal family to move back to Paris after seeing the troubles of their daily lives.
  • Lafayette leads the mob

    Lafayette leads the mob

    Marquis Lafayette tried to control the mob, lead them to Versailles, and keep them from becoming uncontrollable.
  • The mob grows

    The mob grows

    By the time the group of women arrived, it was around 6-10k women armed with kitchen knives and simple weapons, including muskets and swords.
  • Demands change

    Demands change

    At first, the woman demanded bread, but then they decided to demand that the king return to Paris with his family on the way to Versailles because he wasn't relating to the people and their struggles.
  • Demands change

    At first, the woman demanded bread, but then they decided to demand that the king return to Paris with his family on the way to Versailles because he wasn't relating to the people and their struggles.
  • Royal family to Paris

    Royal family to Paris

    A mob of around 60 k accompanied the royal family on the way back to Paris.
  • End of  the march

    End of the march

    The women's march for bread officially ends this day, and it is important to represent that the people can't be walked over and ignored by the royal family.
  • National assembly to Paris

    National assembly to Paris

    The national assembly moves to Paris due to the aftermath of the march.
  • Aftermath

    Aftermath

    The march became a rallying point for the next stages of the revolution and shows the importance of the people and their way of life.