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Nous voilà...réunies pour écrire le premier numéro.., 1844. 'Nous voilà donc réunies pour écrire le premier numéro de notre journal..."Le Sans Culotte littéraire...qu'est ce nous allons commencer par échiner?...' - 'Pour commencer...échignons tout!...'. First woman: 'So here we are, gathered together to write the first issue of our journal..."The Literary Sans-Culotte"...what are we going to start with?...' Second woman: 'To begin with...let's get everything sorted out![wear ourselves out/put great effort into it]...'. Satirical criticism of 'bluestockings': women with interests beyond housework and childcare. Female authors were often depicted as mannish and ugly - the implication being that their intellectual output was just as objectionable as their looks. Series: Les Bas-bleus, no. 33; Periodical: Le Charivari, 14 July 1844.