Angry women marched on the palace of Versailles carrying pitchforks and scythes, and vowing to "cut out her heart...fry her liver...and that won't be the end of it." Based on the overall situation, of whom would they have been speaking?

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The angry women would have been referring to Queen Marie Antoinette, who was widely disliked and blamed for the French Revolution's economic problems and the monarchy's extravagance. This event, known as the Women's March on Versailles, occurred on October 5, 1789.

Angry Women Marched on the Palace of Versailles Carrying Pitchforks