during the Enlightenment, philosophers in the 18th century began developing ideas based on logic and reason instead of the accepted truth of contemporary religion which is what the traditional gender roles were based on..
Classical liberalism, claimed that each individual has the fundamental rights and freedoms that cannot be taken away by the government or any organization. If each individual, according to these theorists, had certain, rights regardless of class, creed, or colour, it was only logical to include women in this group too.
Despite these ideas that many Enlightenment thinkers had, there were still many who opposed to the idea of allowing women greater freedom. Many men in the Enlightenment proposed universal suffrage and basic
Classical liberalism, claimed that each individual has the fundamental rights and freedoms that cannot be taken away by the government or any organization. If each individual, according to these theorists, had certain, rights regardless of class, creed, or colour, it was only logical to include women in this group too.
Despite these ideas that many Enlightenment thinkers had, there were still many who opposed to the idea of allowing women greater freedom. Many men in the Enlightenment proposed universal suffrage and basic