French Revolution Dbq Analysis
During the French Revolution, did ideas and events influenced women to break from the conformities of their society and fight for their civil rights?
Equality for women was a gripping concept that was fought for throughout the French Revolution. Women were active during the French Revolution, contributing great deal to change and reform whether it was by staging demonstrations and food riots, petitioning for political participation, or bringing the royal family back to the capital. The women of 18th century France began to question the way society viewed their political and social rights, and as a result created a movement to abolish the political and ideological views of women’s role in society at the time. They fought endlessly for …show more content…
The events causing the change in women’s views were caused by a domino effect; one event led to another which lead to more women being politically aware, informed and conscious of changes being fought for. Many women were part of street politics, taking on the same issues and concerns as their husbands. Soon these street meetings were evolved into women’s political clubs. Slowly more and more people began pushing for full women’s rights. As more people became aware, more women supported the movement. In Document 3 it is stated that women want to rise up and be equal with men, share the same glory, fight for liberty alongside with their husbands. This was a controversial idea many women shared, which started due to their increased political involvement. In 1790 a leading intellectual and aristocrat, Marquis de Condorcet, published a newspaper article in support of full rights for women. It caused a sensation. In the article he stated that the women of France should be granted full civil and political rights and even equal rights with men. It also stated that women should be granted the same education opportunities as men. The importance of education was stressed in document 2. “…Contending for the rights of women, my main argument is built on this simple principle, that if she be not prepared by education to become the companion of man, she will stop the progress of knowledge and virtue…... If children are top be educated to understand the true principle of patriotism, their mother must be a patriot; and the love of mankind, from which an orderly train of virtues spring, can only be produced be considering the moral and civil interest of mankind; but the education and situation of women at present shuts her out from such investigations...” Soon, supporters of this movement joined together and created a group to spread information and awareness through newspaper articles
Equality for women was a gripping concept that was fought for throughout the French Revolution. Women were active during the French Revolution, contributing great deal to change and reform whether it was by staging demonstrations and food riots, petitioning for political participation, or bringing the royal family back to the capital. The women of 18th century France began to question the way society viewed their political and social rights, and as a result created a movement to abolish the political and ideological views of women’s role in society at the time. They fought endlessly for …show more content…
The events causing the change in women’s views were caused by a domino effect; one event led to another which lead to more women being politically aware, informed and conscious of changes being fought for. Many women were part of street politics, taking on the same issues and concerns as their husbands. Soon these street meetings were evolved into women’s political clubs. Slowly more and more people began pushing for full women’s rights. As more people became aware, more women supported the movement. In Document 3 it is stated that women want to rise up and be equal with men, share the same glory, fight for liberty alongside with their husbands. This was a controversial idea many women shared, which started due to their increased political involvement. In 1790 a leading intellectual and aristocrat, Marquis de Condorcet, published a newspaper article in support of full rights for women. It caused a sensation. In the article he stated that the women of France should be granted full civil and political rights and even equal rights with men. It also stated that women should be granted the same education opportunities as men. The importance of education was stressed in document 2. “…Contending for the rights of women, my main argument is built on this simple principle, that if she be not prepared by education to become the companion of man, she will stop the progress of knowledge and virtue…... If children are top be educated to understand the true principle of patriotism, their mother must be a patriot; and the love of mankind, from which an orderly train of virtues spring, can only be produced be considering the moral and civil interest of mankind; but the education and situation of women at present shuts her out from such investigations...” Soon, supporters of this movement joined together and created a group to spread information and awareness through newspaper articles