They planted and harvested the crops that fed the Continental Army. They made guns and other weapons.
Their greatest and most noteworthy contribution as a body may have been the Women's March for Bread at the Palace of Versalles.
They didn’t. It wasn’t until modern times women had any rights. It wasn’t until 1920 that women could vote.
No, women were also executed by the guillotine. Sexual and social status were treated equally when it came to executions during the French Revolution.
The proletariat often rioted for bread during the French Revolution. Under the Ancient Regime, there was terrible inflation and horrible harvests, and they starved. An example of an urban riot in Paris was the march to Versailles, when thousands of women marched to Versailles to force the king, Louis XVI, to return to Paris. From Versailles, the women got cartloads of flour to feed their families as well.
The palace was stripped of most of it's furnishings and ornaments during the French Revolution. The palace was restored in 1837 and turned into a museum. In the late eighteen hundreds, it was the seat of the French parliament. Today, it is part of the French national heritage and one of the most visited historical sites in Europe.
Most of the women of the third estate had to work for a living. They worked as seamstresses, laundresses, sold flowers, fruits and vegetables at the market, or were employed as domestic servants in the houses of prosperous people.
They had played a big role in the discusion of society's many wrongs in the decades leading up the revolution. Many held salons where these topics could be discussed. They were participants like in the Women's March on Versailles, the storming of the Bastille and the storming of the Tuileries. Some women wrote the Women's Petition to the National Assembly, in which they argued for female equality. Others set up new organizations, like the Republican Revolutionary Society.
There was no role of women in French Revolution.
the women had a great role in the french revolution for there rights
yes, women had a revolution in France.From the very beginning women were active participants in the events which brought about so many important changes in French society
Women during the French Revolution were viewed as lesser humans than men. They were excluded from the Declaration of the Rights of Men which granted all men in France certain rights. During part of the Revolution women were allowed to inherit property, but this right was revoked by Napoleon. In the later years of the Revolution women's right to express their views was reduced. Women's clubs were banned and violators were arrested. Women were imprisoned and executed.
There was no role of women in french revolution.
Olympe de gouges
Yes, on that point the French Revolution granted equal rights to women.
Women during the French Revolution were viewed as lesser humans than men. They were excluded from the Declaration of the Rights of Men which granted all men in France certain rights. During part of the Revolution women were allowed to inherit property, but this right was revoked by Napoleon. In the later years of the Revolution women's right to express their views was reduced. Women's clubs were banned and violators were arrested. Women were imprisoned and executed.
Because she was a women's rights advocate.
Three of the most important social reforms that followed the industrial revolution were the abolition of slavery, women's rights , and capitalism.
Women fought to enter the work force in the Industrial Revolution
The March of Women in France is also known as the March of Versailles or October March; it is one of the most important events of the French Revolution