How did the writing of wall care inspired french revolution?
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During the late 1700’s the place currently known for their pastries, love, and the Eiffel tower underwent a radical social and political revolution. This revolution was known as the French Revolution that last from 1789-1799. France at this time was considered to be full of corruption and was I need of much change. To a lot of people from this period it was a devastating time, but reflecting back on this revolution it should be noted that due to it many great literary texts emerged from beneath the crumbling monarch. Among those texts were writers such as: Edmund Burke, William Blake, Thomas Paine, Mary Wollstonecraft, Helen Maria Williams, and Leticia Barbauld. With the publication of Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France a spark was ignited concerning ideas and opinions on the change needed in France especially on the natural rights concerning mankind. From this text also emerged wonderfully written texts over the rights of women, education of women and the potential role women could play in the society. Among these texts, standing tall, is Mary Wollstonecraft. Without her opinions and radical ideas, the educational, social, and political role of women would have never changed. Wollstonecraft gave women a voice that needed to be heard.
The French Revolution all began with the King of France, Louis XVI. Due to all the debt from various wars during the 18th century, the King decided to create a tax to help bring this debt down. In creating this tax, the King decided that all clergy and nobility were exempted from paying this tax. Having this exemption did not please French citizens which then lead to the French Revolution. Most working class citizens spent over half their pay on bread, which was now not affordable. Due to the cost of bread and the tax exemptions, a rebellion against the monarch broke out and the March to Versailles took place. During this march over 6,000 women made their way to Versailles. Upon arriving to Versailles the King was taken aback by the group of women demanding bread he gave into all their demands. This march lead by women was considered the most violent and controversial episode during the French Revolution. Women at this time were only expected to be domesticated, prim, and a sign of fragility women. It was after the march and during the French Revolutionary Assembly’s Declaration of the Rights of Man that Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women.