Modern day Europe is often considered as one of the most liberal regions in the world due to the fact that is has progressed well beyond other continents in providing equal rights for all races and genders. This progressive society, however, was not always as accepting in the denunciation of traditional gender roles. Several events, including the French Revolution and then Holocaust, helped mold the society of Modern Europe into one of equality in almost every facet of life. When one thinks of the French Revolution and the rights gained by the movement the most common thing that comes to mind is natural human rights gained by men in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen written in August of 1798. However, most people fail to acknowledge
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Pamphlets starting in 1787 that made a case for higher education, equal pay, and marriage equality for women, all ideas that were previously reserved for men. All of these notions about workplace equality for women were first brought up during the French Revolution have remained in the forefront of many political issues in society in present day Europe. But unlike today, very few men in the 18th century thought that gender equality should become a social norm. Marquis de Condorcet was a rare example of someone who thought women should be able to vote. This man and his way of thinking helped start a big change in thinking where both men and women agreed women should be granted equal rights, an opinion that is common today in many societies all over the …show more content…
Due to several bad harvests, and the country’s debt from their support of the American Revolution as well as the elaborate lifestyles led by those people in power, bread prices around the country rose significantly in the summer and fall of 1789. Also without wage protection, the wages earned by the poor, working class were so low that many had trouble feeding their families. Many women began to participate in hunger riots like the Bastille Riot on July 13, 1789. By October of that year, Paris as a city was without food. In the March on Versailles, many women joined the march from Paris to the palace at Versailles where the Royal family was living lavishly. Men and women both helped capture the king and bring his family back to Paris to experience the horrendous living conditions that the average French cilia was experiencing. This was major advancement in the Revolution for women because it showed that they could help the cause just as well as men and even work side-by-side as equals to achieve a common goal such as capturing and exposing monarchs who had little to no idea about the struggles the average French citizen was experiencing just to be able to
Pamphlets starting in 1787 that made a case for higher education, equal pay, and marriage equality for women, all ideas that were previously reserved for men. All of these notions about workplace equality for women were first brought up during the French Revolution have remained in the forefront of many political issues in society in present day Europe. But unlike today, very few men in the 18th century thought that gender equality should become a social norm. Marquis de Condorcet was a rare example of someone who thought women should be able to vote. This man and his way of thinking helped start a big change in thinking where both men and women agreed women should be granted equal rights, an opinion that is common today in many societies all over the …show more content…
Due to several bad harvests, and the country’s debt from their support of the American Revolution as well as the elaborate lifestyles led by those people in power, bread prices around the country rose significantly in the summer and fall of 1789. Also without wage protection, the wages earned by the poor, working class were so low that many had trouble feeding their families. Many women began to participate in hunger riots like the Bastille Riot on July 13, 1789. By October of that year, Paris as a city was without food. In the March on Versailles, many women joined the march from Paris to the palace at Versailles where the Royal family was living lavishly. Men and women both helped capture the king and bring his family back to Paris to experience the horrendous living conditions that the average French cilia was experiencing. This was major advancement in the Revolution for women because it showed that they could help the cause just as well as men and even work side-by-side as equals to achieve a common goal such as capturing and exposing monarchs who had little to no idea about the struggles the average French citizen was experiencing just to be able to