Pelaghia Roșu

Pelaghia Roșu (1800 – 10 June 1870) was a Romanian revolutionary who participated in the Transylvanian Revolution of 1848–1849. In March 1849, she commanded a battalion of women in defense of her village.^[1]

She was born in Mărișel, a small village near Cluj-Napoca. Her father, Ioan Dufle, provided homeschooling, using Romanian textbooks, after which she went to study for 3 years in Budapest. She was married to Ioan Roșu and had one child, named Indrei (Andrei), who later fought with Avram Iancu's army during the Transylvanian Revolution.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Crișan, Alin (November 11, 2023). "Povestea Pelaghiei, femeia din oastea lui Avram Iancu. I-a pus pe fugă pe maghiari. Ce a făcut" (in Romanian). Newsweek Romania. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

Păcățian, Teodor V. - Cartea de aur sau luptele politice-naționale ale românilor de sub coroana ungară, volume I, 2nd edition, Sibiu, Tipografia Iosif Marschall
Șandor, Teodor - Mărișel și Fântânele, istorie vie, Făclia, ziar independent de Cluj, 11 July 2008

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[Newsweek-1] Crișan, Alin (November 11, 2023). "Povestea Pelaghiei, femeia din oastea lui Avram Iancu. I-a pus pe fugă pe maghiari. Ce a făcut" (in Romanian). Newsweek Romania. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

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