Question

Describe the condition of women in france before the revolution.

Answer 1

The condition of women in France before the revolution

1. In society women were considered inferior to men. Except the women who belonged to the wealthier classes, most women had no access to education and job training.

2. The women of the Third Estate looked after their family and also did small jobs like working as a seamstress, laundress, flower sellers or as domestic workers to earn a living.

3. Women were given lower wages compared to men.

4. They did not have any political rights.

Answer 2

Most women of the third estate have to work for living.They worked as seamstresses or laundresses,sold flowers,fruits and vegetables at the market or were employed as the domestic servants in the houses of prosperous people.Most women did not have access to education or job training.Only daughters of nobles or wealthier members of third estate could study at a convent school,after which their families arranged a marriage for them without their wish. working women had also to care for their families,that is,cook,fetch water,queue up for bread and look after their children.Their wages were lower than those of men.

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