) how do you understand women's sole french
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Women played a very important part in the French Revolution from its beginning that brought many changes and differences in this revolution.
The women thought that their participation in the revolution would pressurize the government to pass laws that would improve their lives.
- One of their demands was that they wanted to enjoy the same rights as men.
- Their other demands included the right to vote in the political elections and hold political offices. For this, they started many women clubs, reforms and their own newspapers. The Society of Revolutionary and Republican Women was one of the famous women clubs
- Women participated in demonstrations under leadership to pressure for change.
- Women were involved in active riots in the streets just like their male counterparts.
- Women used armed force in the french revolution through feminist militant activism groups such as the society of revolutionary republican women.
- Women like Pauline Léon petitioned for women to be allowed to be armed in case of an invasion to Paris, she wanted women armed and trained to guard Paris against invasion.
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