Open main menu Home Random Nearby Log in Settings Donate About Wikipedia Disclaimers Search Language Watch Edit version 1.0.2 (change every time you update a partial) Blanche Monnier ( French pronunciation: ​ [blɑ̃ʃ mɔnje] ; 1 March 1849 – 13 October 1913), often known in the country of France as la Séquestrée de Poitiers [a] (roughly, "The Confined Woman of Poitiers"), [1] was a woman from Poitiers , Vienne , France , who was secretly kept locked in a small room by her aristocratic mother for 25 years. She was eventually found by police, then middle-aged and in an emaciated and filthy condition; according to officials, Monnier had not seen any sunlight for her entire captivity. [2] Blanche Monnier Blanche Monnier, shortly after being discovered in her locked room in 1901. Born ( 1849-03-01 ) 1 March 1849 Poitiers ...