A Woman's Fight

A Novel Based on the Life of Maria Deraismes

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French Fiction, Alpha Female, Biographical Fiction, Feminist, Women's Fiction, Novels, and Historical

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Death and Violence

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Oct 15, 2025

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A Woman's Fight

A Novel Based on the Life of Maria Deraismes

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Blurb

19th-century feminist Maria risks her life speaking for equal rights to protect the vulnerable.

In this blending of historical fact and fiction, 19th century French feminist writer and speaker Maria Deraismes struggles against misogynistic men and the French government during the turbulent 1870s in Paris. Maria involves herself with the Paris Commune in 1871 and rallies behind the new socialist government believing it will end inequality. Violence erupts when troops break through the barricades on April 2nd and begin a bloody week to overthrow the Commune.

Maria fights for equality and speaks openly for the people, but her words fall on deaf ears. With support from her Masonic friends, she pushes to be initiated into the male-only Order to prove women are no different than men and deserve to stand with them. It's a dangerous road she walks down but she refuses to give up, clinging to the French motto of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.

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Genres

French Fiction, Alpha Female, Biographical Fiction, Feminist, Women's Fiction, Novels, and Historical

Trigger Warnings

Death and Violence

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

Author Prefers A Review On

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Publication Date

Oct 15, 2025

Page Length

372 pages

Available Formats

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Author

Born in Sydney, Australia, Sofia Diana Gabel is a multi-genre author now living in the Pacific Northwest. Her published works include novels, novellas, and stand-alone short stories as well as inclusions in anthologies. She holds two bachelors degrees, and a master's degree in Archaeology, with additional coursework in creative writing. In addition to writing, she loves hiking forest and coastal trails, hanging out with family, and traveling as much as possible. She’s a wanderer at heart and finds it hard to settle in one place for long. And why should she? There are so many places to explore!