Pelaghia Roșu

Pelaghia Roşu (1800–1870) was a Romanian revolutionary who participated in the Wallachian Revolution of 1848. She commanded a battalion of females in defense of her village.

References

Păcăţian, Teodor V. - Cartea de aur sau luptele politice-naţionale ale românilor de sub coroana ungară, volumul I, ediţia a II-a, Sibiu, Tipografia Iosif Marschall
Şandor, Teodor - Mărişel şi Fântânele, istorie vie, Făclia, ziar independent de Cluj, 11 iulie 2008

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