Role of Women in Revolution


 
 
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Role of Women in Revolution

Role Of Women In Revolution:. Sometimes they worked as maid servants in the houses of the rich, They were not trained for any job and were largely uneducated. Only the daughters of nobles and wealthier members of the third estate could study at a convent. Besides caring for their families, the French women had to cook, fetch water, stand in queues for bread, look after the children etc. Their wages were always lower than the men.

The role of women in France during the revolutionary years were :

(i) Women started their own political clubs and newspapers.

(ii) They demanded the right to vote.

(iii) They demanded to be elected to the Assembly and to hold political office.

(iv) The revolutionary Government introduced some laws for women.

(v) During the 'Reign of Terror', new Government ordered to close women's clubs and ban political activities.

(vi) Women's movement for voting right continued through next two hundred years.

(vii) Women's struggle for equal political rights continued during the 'Reign of Terror'. The government banned their clubs and political activities. Many women got arrested. It was in 1946 that many women got the right to vote.                                                                            

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Question : 1

What was the condition of women in the French society

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Question : 2

Who's daughters could study at a convent ?

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Question : 3

Who introduced some laws for women ?

Right Option : A
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