The French Revolution was a dark time in the history of man. From corruption in
government to the almost certainty of starvation for the French peasants, there seemed
to be no sign of better times. These were just a few of the logs in the ever-growing
revolutionary fire that was burning in the late 1700's.
There were many causes to the French Revolution ranging from: poor
distribution of power and wealth, a bad harvest which left no grain for bread, a
manufacturing depression, and the king's financial problems (which caused
overtaxation for the entire population with the exception of the high clergy and
nobility). When the estates general was called for the first time in one hundred
years, it
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Freedom of
speech and press, and the restriction of monarchy were also stated in the declaration.
This was a great step in creating a fair government that treated all of it's citizens
fairly, but it did not include women's freedom in terms of civil liberty. Many deputies
said that "women do not aspire to exercise political rights and functions." Many
women did not agree to the fairness of this document and thought women were also
citizens and should have an active role in the government. Olymp de Gouges penned
the Declaration of the Rights of Women to include the women in all freedoms as well
as the men, but it was to be ignored by those in the National Assembly. But, if it were
not for the march on Versaille by the angry French mothers, whose children were
starving due to the lack of grains, King Louis XVI would never have accepted the
National Assembly's decrees.
The women believed that this second declaration was necessary because of
the fact that all citizens should be treated equally, but in fact they were not. I also be-
lieve that this is true because no person should be excluded from their natural rights
as humans to live how they should. I believe that no one person should be treated
differently from others just because they are a man or woman, or regardless of
For countless years after this document was presented, women were still lesser, and had to fight for basic rights that men had and worked hard to make their way to the top. This is a huge fault in The Declaration that government is restricted to a single gender.
The People of France in the last part of the 18th century were experiencing severe food shortages, increasing the cost of living, and political leaders who were doing very little to fix the state of chaos in which most people found themselves. In both rural and
that of a man, and that they did not need the right to vote. A male protestor in 1873 said “All our history has been made by men and not by women; and our great empire, as it has been made, so must it be preserved… by the action of men.” Even though some men did support the women’s
Internal enemies of the French Revolution included Louis XVI as well as his wife, Marie Antoinette. Louis kept a supportive front toward the Revolution yet he remained in contact with Austria (like his Austrian wife), Prussia and Sweden asking for help to restore the Monarchy. When Louis tried to escape with his family and failed, the population began losing faith in their King, something that previously was not the case as he was rather popular. He was returned to Paris as a prisoner and reluctantly agreed to the Civil Constitution. The fact that Louis also greatly opposed the Rights of Man also led to his growing unpopularity.
the government needed to take such radical moves to solve problems of the Great Depression the government is the main key to helping the nation through the Great Depression changing the Supreme Court and adding new justices bettered the Supreme Court
The “Declaration of Sentiments” by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott stated that all men and women were created equal, therefore they both should have the inalienable rights of “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness” (Doc 1). Since both women and men were created equal, the idea of suffrage should be of one for all, not subjected to only white, Anglo-Saxon males. These inalienable rights of liberty should pertain to the right to vote. Additionally, it was questioned that since women were able to take care of their families, loving and guiding their children, why were they not allowed the freedom to vote (Doc 6). This poem by Herman Paley discussed the idea of how various women throughout history “gave” the United States their leaders, then they should also have the right to
Ironically, many women were deeply opposed to women gaining the right to vote. They were comfortable with their positions as socialites, completely dependent on men. "Women were considered sub-sets of their husbands, and after marriage they did not have the right to own property, maintain their
From the quotation it is clear that most decisions still lie in the hands of their husbands and other men. the rights of women was not a major concern in the new American society. If so, then it would’ve not been necessary for women to request for more representation or a voice in American society. Document N is the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution. It gave women the right to vote.
The ideals in the Declaration were not fulfilled because women did not have equal political or social rights, or even a bare minimum say in the issues that dominated society. Document 1 is a fantastic example of this, and states the inequality in its text- “It is considered improper for women to speak in public.” Published in 1848, it provides context for the Seneca Falls convention that would occur to bring attention to the issue of lack of human rights for women. Women had little to no say in society at the time, which then meant that their words had no value and that their opinions would never be considered as salient as those of men. This can be considered the definition of inequality, thought the Declaration of independence says otherwise. Document 3 makes a similar claim to that of the previous document, that women’s voices held no significance- “...He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead.” Women, after marriage, were considered bound to their husbands and his needs. There was no need for a woman to engage in outside activities at that time, and therefore she was to stay home and take care of the children. This meant that women had little opportunity to go as far as men with politically-oriented lives could. This kept in mind, women had a low place in society and had to endure inequality in a ‘free’ country. Document 1 was published by an education project and brought attention to the many reasons for an instigation of public interest in women’s rights. It lists the many reasons for women to be upset at the empty promises states by the Declaration Of Independence, and quotes a civil occurence to back the authenticity of these claims. This document, as stated previously, provides context for the Seneca Falls convention and the rising intolerance for inequality. It has a large chance of being
The ideals of the declaration were not satisfied because women did not have political rights or Civil Rights. Document one states “ Women, like enslaved people, had no right to hold legal title to property, and all of wife’s possessions belonged to her husband”. Women lived as a man's “slave”; not having the right to control what they were allowed to
One of these was that women were still dismissed when speaking of women’s rights. Equality was still not reached and it created large debates between groups of
ultimately ignore issues such as voting rights. It would also state in part that any person
done by men. Women didn't get a say in politics or get to choose they
Women, their rights and nothing less.” This is her point of view on the way women were
The French Revolution brought with it many sweeping changes in the realm of human rights both to France and eventually the rest of the world. Through Enlightenment ideas, groups previously viewed as second-class citizens, and even those viewed as hardly human, gained greatly enhanced rights and even citizenship with all that this entailed. Amazingly with all the rights and privileges that were being recognized as inherent to various social groups, half the population was left with little or no improvement in their station. This, of course, refers to women. While there were those who fought for women's rights, such as Condorcet, Etta Palm D'Aelders, and Olympe De Gouges; these