Jules Allix
Jules Allix | |
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Born | 9 September 1818 ![]() Fontenay-le-Comte ![]() |
Died | 1 September 1903 ![]() 2nd arrondissement of Paris ![]() |
Occupation | Activist, communards, women's rights activist, teacher ![]() |
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Position held | mayor of the 8th arrondissement of Paris (Paris Commune, 1871–1871) ![]() |
Jules Allix (9 September 1818 – 1 September 1903) was a feminist, socialist, political activist and eccentric inventor. A communard, he was mayor of the 8th arrondissement of Paris.[1]
Political activism
In the Commune he inspired the creation of the "Comité des Femmes de la Rue d'Arras", which held a non-communist socialist view that emphasized the rights of women. The significance of the group is a matter of dispute, but it seems to have failed at several of its goals.[2]
Inventions and experiments
Jules Allix is also known for his connection to several inventions and experiments deemed unusual. One of these being the "snail telegraph" (see pasilalinic-sympathetic compass). The idea behind it stated that snails, once put in contact, remain in sympathetic communication. Therefore, snails could be used to send messages through this communication.[3] During the Franco-Prussian War, he suggested that women be armed with tubes of prussic acid, with which to kill the attacking Prussians.[1]
References
- ^ a b Gullickson, Gay L. (1996). Unruly women of Paris : images of the commune. Ithaca. p. 102. ISBN 0-8014-3228-6. OCLC 191821836.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women By Christine Fauré, Richard Dubois, pg 242
- ^ "The Snail Telegraph" in Historic Oddities and Strange Events By Sabine Baring-Gould, pgs 189-198
See also
- Sympathetic magic