SOCIAL Women’s role in the FRENCH REVOLUTION Women not invited to the assembly of estates general On 5 May‚ 1789‚ Louis XVI called a meeting of the estates meeting and women were not invited. However‚ their grievances were drafted in the 40000 letters. The modesty of most of these complaints and demands demonstrates the depth of the prejudice against women’s separate political activity. Women could ask for better education and protection of their property rights‚ but even the most politically
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century‚ women in most parts of the world are blessed with wonderful opportunities such as being allowed to attend the same schools and pursue the same careers as men. However‚ these opportunities among others‚ were not always attainable to women. There were times when women were limited to the roles of wife‚ mother‚ and housekeeper. During the Enlightenment‚ the common individual viewed the roles of men and women separately in the fields of work and education. The common belief was that women were simply
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The American Revolution was a war between colonists and the British that depended on women and their roles to carry out their many duties for the men in the war. This war brought much danger into the lives of the women and men in America. Americans faced scarcity‚ death‚ and poverty. During the American Revolution‚ women‚ while battling racial and class boundaries‚ faced many dangers such as rape and destruction of their homes‚ while serving as caregivers‚ helpmates‚ nurses‚ cooks‚ maids‚ and soldiers
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Women are historically associated with the images of motherhood and reproduction within a nation since they carry on its bloodline through bearing children. Their images as mothers and caretakers have traditionally kept them within the private sphere of society making it difficult for them to transcend these images in order to achieve women’s rights. Furthermore‚ the Enlightenment‚ which influenced the French Revolution‚ put great emphasis on the ideals of universalism and reason. This created social
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The civil war is looked at as a man’s fight and everything they did in it but you rarely hear about women that did just as much as some men if not more. Women contributed to the civil war in ways that may be surprising because it is not acknowledged as much as it should be in history. All women helped fight in the Civil War in some way whether they were a part of the union‚ confederate or even if they were slaves. During the civil war women did a wide variety of things that were very helpful to both
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Most people left their farms because of the enclosure system and moved to the towns the move from countryside to towns is call “urbanization”.Children living in urban areas during the industrial revolution had no option but to become miners‚factory workers or street kids. Most of the children were orphans (the life expectancy was not very high) and had no one to stand up for them. Mines: Around this time the demand for coal was increasing‚ because there was a shortage of flammable sources and
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technological innovations of the industrial revolution changed the very fabric of society. As the steam powered printing press became common place in the realm of book making‚ books could be made far easier and cheaper than what had before been able. Though this changed the face of book production‚ a more subtle change came about in the process of book consumption and distribution throughout the mid- to late nineteenth century. Rail began to dominate the American countryside‚ first being common place in
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Political Women in the American Revolution When discussing the American Revolution‚ it seems like only men were involved in the war. There were the political geniuses who led us to believe war and independence was the way to go‚ then‚ there were the brave men who fought in the war and finally‚ the men who raised support for the war; in other words‚ the political activists. But‚ men were not the only people who raised support for the revolution‚ women did too. To garner support for the war‚ women did
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Before the American Revolution‚ women were considered housewives that only needed to worry about having children and making sure chores around the house got done. During the American Revolution‚ women were considered rebels if they decided to go against what society wanted them to be. Women would take roles of men such as becoming a soldier‚ they would dress as men to be accepted into the role and this was considered inappropriate. (Zeinert 7-8) Although women were not mentioned much‚ they were
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Brenda Sanchez December 5‚ 2012 Industrial Revolution: Changing Role of Women Women have always been seen as less and worthless unlike men who have always been seen as more superior. Because of this‚ men denied the rights to women. During the Industrial Revolution‚ women had a more difficult lifestyle in comparison to the men. Women were often mistreated and taken advantage of. Women weren’t considered as equal to men‚ therefore they were given very few rights. Unfortunately‚ the amount of rights
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