Why were women disappointed by the constitution of 1791 in France? What laws did the revolutionary government introduce to improve the lives of women?
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Why were women disappointed by the constitution of 1791 in France? What laws did the revolutionary government introduce to improve the lives of women?
Women were disappointed because they were not given the same political rights as men, that is, right to vote, to be elected to the Assembly and to hold political office.
(a) State schools were opened and attendance was made compulsory for all girls.
(b) They could not be married against the will of their parents. Marriage was now a contract which could be registered under civil law
(c) Divorce was now legal and both men and women could apply for it.
Women were disappointed because they were not given the same political rights as men, that is, right to vote, to be elected to the Assembly and to hold political office.
(a) State schools were opened and attendance was made compulsory for all girls.
(b) They could not be married against the will of their parents. Marriage was now a contract which could be registered under civil law
(c) Divorce was now legal and both men and women could apply for it.
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The women were unhappy with the constitution of 1791 because the Constitution of 1791 reduced them to passive citizens. They demanded the right to vote, to be elected to the Assembly and to hold political office.
In the beginning, the revolutionary government introduced some laws to improve the status of women in society. These were (i) Schooling was made compulsory for all girls. (ii)Their fathers could no longer force them into marriage against their will.
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