Women and the French Revolution are important because women were able to overcome some major obstacles in their lifetime. Difficulties plagued countless people throughout the French Revolution. Men, women and children were all affected by the Revolution and all in different manners. The French Revolution is defined as the time when the monarchy was overthrown until Napoleon took power over France. The Revolution began in 1789 prompting several changes in a few short years. The Revolution ended with Napoleon’s reign in 1799. Although, there are plenty of changes that took place after Napoleon took charge, this paper will focus on those ten years where Revolutionary changes took place and the main revolutionary acts were instituted. There are
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One man, however, did stand-up for women and believed they could handle the pressure of having full citizenship, including the right to vote. Condorcet was the man that believed women should have the right to citizenship. Condorcet made a comment in the document “On the Admission of Women to the Rights of Citizenships” which was, “And he who votes against the rights of another, of whatever religion, color, or sex, has thereby adjured his own.” He supported women and the right to have a say in the politics of the country because he believed they have their own agenda. He noted this in the document, “But they are governed by their own reason. Their interests, not being the same as those of men through the fault of the laws, the same things not having the same importance for them as for us, they can (without lacking reason) govern themselves by different principles and seek a different goal.” He realizes that women have their own agendas and way of life just like the men. Women can handle their own business and politics, even with all the other aspects of their lives. Women have different principles and plans because they want certain things for their families for a better future. Protection rights for women, including the right to marry or not, and protection laws for their children and having the right to vote would be some of the top
One man, however, did stand-up for women and believed they could handle the pressure of having full citizenship, including the right to vote. Condorcet was the man that believed women should have the right to citizenship. Condorcet made a comment in the document “On the Admission of Women to the Rights of Citizenships” which was, “And he who votes against the rights of another, of whatever religion, color, or sex, has thereby adjured his own.” He supported women and the right to have a say in the politics of the country because he believed they have their own agenda. He noted this in the document, “But they are governed by their own reason. Their interests, not being the same as those of men through the fault of the laws, the same things not having the same importance for them as for us, they can (without lacking reason) govern themselves by different principles and seek a different goal.” He realizes that women have their own agendas and way of life just like the men. Women can handle their own business and politics, even with all the other aspects of their lives. Women have different principles and plans because they want certain things for their families for a better future. Protection rights for women, including the right to marry or not, and protection laws for their children and having the right to vote would be some of the top