City of Darkness, City of Light by Marge Piercy

Tells the story of the French Revolution through the eyes of ordinary people, focusing on three women—the fiery actress Claire Lacombe, the politically savvy salonnière Manon Roland, and the chocolate shop owner Pauline Léon, who champions the poor—whose paths intertwine with historical figures like Robespierre and Danton, revealing how women fueled the fight for liberty, equality, and bread amidst the era's idealistic fervor and bloody terror.