role played by the women in french revolution
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Traditional roles. Women had no political rights in pre-Revolutionary France; they could not vote or hold any political office. They were considered "passive" citizens; forced to rely on men to determine what was best for them in the government...
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Role of women before french revolution:
I) Most women of the third estate had to work for a living. They worked as seamstresses or laundresses, sold flowers, fruits and vegetables at the market, or were employed as domestic servants in the houses of prosperous people.
II) Most women didn't have access to education or job training. Only daughters of nobles or wealthier members of the third estate could study at a convent, after which their families arranged a marriage for them.
III) Working women had also to care for their families, i.e., cook, fetch water, queue up for bread and look after the children. Their wages were lower than those of men.
Role of women after revolution:
I) In order to discuss or voice their interests women started their own political clubs and newspaper. About sixty women's clubs came up in different French cities. The society of Revolutionary and Republican Women was the most famous of them.
II) Women were disappointed that the constitution of 1791 reduced them to passive citizens. They demanded the right to vote, to be elected to the Assembly and to hold the political office.
III) The revolutionary government did introduce laws that helped improved the life women. Schooling was made compulsory for all girls.
IV) The reign of terror, the new government issued laws ordering closure of women's and banning their arrested and a number of them executed.
V) It was finally in 1946 that women in France won the right to vote.
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Here is the answer you were looking for:
Role of women before french revolution:
I) Most women of the third estate had to work for a living. They worked as seamstresses or laundresses, sold flowers, fruits and vegetables at the market, or were employed as domestic servants in the houses of prosperous people.
II) Most women didn't have access to education or job training. Only daughters of nobles or wealthier members of the third estate could study at a convent, after which their families arranged a marriage for them.
III) Working women had also to care for their families, i.e., cook, fetch water, queue up for bread and look after the children. Their wages were lower than those of men.
Role of women after revolution:
I) In order to discuss or voice their interests women started their own political clubs and newspaper. About sixty women's clubs came up in different French cities. The society of Revolutionary and Republican Women was the most famous of them.
II) Women were disappointed that the constitution of 1791 reduced them to passive citizens. They demanded the right to vote, to be elected to the Assembly and to hold the political office.
III) The revolutionary government did introduce laws that helped improved the life women. Schooling was made compulsory for all girls.
IV) The reign of terror, the new government issued laws ordering closure of women's and banning their arrested and a number of them executed.
V) It was finally in 1946 that women in France won the right to vote.
HOPE MY ANSWER WOULD BE HELPFUL TO YOU!!!!!!!!!☺☺
AND IF YOU LIKED MY ANSWER, THEN PLEASE MARK AS BRAINLIEST.
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