Question

write down the role of women in French Revolution

Answer 1

Traditional roles. Women had no political rights in pre-Revolutionary France; they could not vote or hold any political office. ... The subservient role of women prior to the revolution was perhaps best exemplified by the Frederician Code, published in 1750 and attacked by Enlightenment philosophers and publications.

Answer 2

The French Revolution, took place from 1789 to 1795.
*The women in the third estate had faced hardships, working to earn a living often in difficult conditions and at lower wages than men.In order to raise their protest, several political clubs and newspapers were started across the country.
*Along with the men, women played a key part in Jacobin movement as well as taking part in active rebellions like the storming of Bastilles.
*Demands that women groups made ranged from right to vote ,holding political office,receiving equality in working conditions and equal wages.
*Women raised voice against the new constitution of 1791 that treated them as passive citizens as well as against the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen.
*Acting on the behest of women clubs, the revolutionary government introduced some laws to improve their conditions eg. setting up of schools, making divorce legal and setting training centers for women. But during Reign of Terror, women clubs were closed down and several leaders were executed.