Who is The Old Woman from Paris Spleen, 1869 and what is their importance? Le_Spleen_de_Paris English & Literature "The Old Woman | Paris Spleen

The Old Woman is an elderly woman, described as decrepit, toothless and hairless, whose joy is to see the new child brought into her circle and is heartbroken that the child wails at her touch when all she meant was to please the child. In her rejection, she goes off alone to weep.