Marie-Jeanne "Manon" Roland de la Platière (Paris, March 17, 1754 – Paris, November 8, 1793), born Marie-Jeanne Phlipon, and best known under the name Madame Roland (French pronunciation: [madam ʁɔlɑ̃]) was a French revolutionary, salonnière and writer.
From a young age Roland was interested in philosophy and political theory and studied a broad range of writers and thinkers. She was however dissatisfied with the opportunities available to her as a woman. After marrying the economist Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière, she developed with him a husband and wife team which made it possible for her to engage in writing and…

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