Bible Encyclopedias
Pétroleuse
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Was a name given to certain Parisian women of the Commune of 1871, who poured petroleum on the Hôtel de Ville and other buildings to burn them.
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Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pétroleuse'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/pactroleuse.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.