thumb|right|Front page of the 1 January 1898 issue of La Fronde
La Fronde (The Sling) was a French feminist newspaper first published in Paris on 9 December 1897 by activist Marguerite Durand (1864–1936). Durand, a well known actress and journalist, used her high-profile image to attract many notable Parisian women to contribute articles to her daily newspaper, which was the first of its kind in France to be run and written entirely by women. She also had experience on other reputable publications, including La Presse and Le Figaro.
Circulation
La Fronde was financed by a donation of 7 million francs, from the Jewish banker Gustave de Rothschild. The paper began publication immediately following the Dreyfus affair, and published feuilletons modeled on mass newspapers. Circulation for La Fronde briefly reached a peak of 50,000 but in September 1903 it had a massive press run of 200,000.
Content
thumb|right|250px|Reporters' room in 1898
The provocative title of the publication literally means slingshot and refers to the 1648–1653 Fronde rebellion against the monarchy in France.