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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.

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Q: What work did women of the Third Estate do during the French Revolution?
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What estate in french revolution does a pig farmer belong to?

The third estate. The first estate was made up of the clergy, the second estate was made up of the nobles and the peasants made up the third estate.


Which groups in the French Revolution benefited from the French Revolution?

The third estate, made up of peasants, artisans and workers, which was 97% of the population, were those who benefited from the French Revolution. In particular the Bourgeoisie, a section of the third estate who were relatively wealthy, such as bankers, lawyers, doctors and other similar professions, benefited the most from the French Revolution because the Revolution put them in power. The first and the second estates, meaning the clergy and nobility, were the groups that lost the most from the French Revolution. They would not recover their pre-Revolution position until the Congress of Vienna of 1815 reinstated the French monarchy.


Did the french revolution get rid of the three estates?

i think The third estate is the common people, the largest group of people in France, difficult to get rid of them. On June 17, 1789, the Third Estate began the French Revolution. The formation of the National Constituent Assembly marked the end of the Estates-General, but not of the three estates.


What things could King Louis XVI have done to avoid the French Revolution?

He could of had the Third Estate delegates shot in the Tennis Court.


Did taxation on the third estate affect the french revolution?

They were the only ones who had a grievance against the Ancient Regieme.

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What were the complaints of the Third Estate during the French Revolution?

An unfair tax code.


Which estate started the French Revolution?

The Third Estate.


Which groups were in conflict during French Revolution?

It was the Third Estate against the nobles and the clergy.


What estate in the French revolution held the most people?

The third estate


Who were the third estate people during the french revolution?

Middle class, peasants, city workers, and bourgeoise.


How did the king treat the people of France in the Third Estate during the French Revolution?

harsh with unfair taxes.


Where did the nobles during the french revolution get their money from?

the nobles received their money from the taxes that the third estate paid.


The French middle class and peasantry belonged to the?

The French middle class and peasantry belonged to the Third Estate during the French Revolution. The Third Estate was made up of commoners and included the majority of the French population who were not part of the nobility or clergy. Members of the Third Estate faced social and economic challenges that fueled their discontent with the monarchy.


What estate was exempt from paying taxes during the French revolution?

The Third Estate (peasants and middle class professionals) paid the most taxes, yet they were the poorest


What groups in French society at the beginning of the French Revolution was the largest?

The Third Estate


During the French Revolution why did the Third Estate pay all of the taxes?

That was the way that the system had been set up during the Ancient Regieme.


What were the percentages of the 3 estates of French Society just before the Revolution?

Just before the French revolution, the 3 estates of French society were the first estate made up of the Clergy, the second estate made up of nobles and the third estate made up of the peasants. During this time, the first estate made up 0.5% of the population, the second estate made up 1.5% and the third estate made up the remaining 98%.