Jenny Longuet

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/jenny-longuet

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Jenny Longuet born?May 1, 1844
2. Where was Jenny Longuet born?Paris, France
3. When did Jenny Longuet die?January 11, 1883
4. What is the cause of death?Cancer
5. What is the career?Political journalist (using pen name J. Williams) and language teacher
6. Who was Jenny Longuet?Jenny Longuet was the eldest daughter of Karl Marx. She grew up in a family full of ideas and later became a writer, teacher, and mother.

Bourgeoisie: In Marxist theory, the social class that owns the means of production and whose societal concerns are the values of capitalism.
Proletariat: In Marxist theory, the working class, especially industrial workers, who are seen as the main agents of social change.
Pen Name: An assumed name used by an author for literary purposes, often to conceal their identity or to create a distinct persona.