Between Domesticity and Publicity

Abstract This chapter discusses the republicanism of French revolutionary, Louise de Keralio. It argues that Keralio represented a radical version of republicanism, which emphasized a large degree of self-government through local institutions and direct communication with deputies through revolutionary societies. It furthermore argues that Keralio was an important yet hitherto overlooked figure for the introduction of republicanism in the French revolution. It finally argues that Keralio took a somewhat paradoxical view of women, envisioning the role of women in a republic as being somewhere in between domestic and public life. The chapter furthermore juxtaposes Keralio’s republicanism to that of some of her contemporary men and women, including Marie-Jeanne Roland and Etta Palm d’Aelders.