explain the role of women in French revolution.
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The most notable demand of women during the French revolution was the "right to vote" and equal wages. In order to discuss and raise voice for their demands, they started many "political clubs" and "newspapers", among which “the society of revolutionary” and “Republican women were famous.
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The role of women in France during the revolutionary years were:
(i) Women started their own political clubs and newspapers.
(ii) They demanded the right to vote.
(iii) They demanded to be elected to the Assembly and to hold political office.
(iv) The revolutionary Government introduced some laws for women.
(v) During the 'Reign of Terror', new Government ordered to close women's clubs and ban political activities.
(vi) women's movement for voting right continued through next two hundred years.
(vii) Women's struggle for equal political rights continued during the 'Reign of Terror'. The government banned their clubs and political activities. Many women got arrested. It was in 1946 that many women got the right to vote.