The French Revolution made a promise of just that, a revolution, but the context of the revolution did little to change the way men viewed women during the late 1700's. Without citizenship, property, or an education, women still existed to be little more than slaves even after the French Revolution
What the Women Did?
The women of Paris had traditionally been much involved in street politics, especially if the issue centered around subsistence.
In conclusion...
The Role of Women in the French Revolution, which took place from 1789 to 1795, changed every facet of life.The political, economic, social, and religious structures were destroyed and recreated. A new,chaotic incarnation of France emerged.
Where did the French women fit into this new society created by the Revolution?
The rapid change taking hold in France required women of all classes, professions, and lifestyles to reevaluate their roles in society. In recent years, new details regarding the participation of women in the French Revolution have been uncovered. Women played a fundamental role in events throughout the Revolution, even more so than previously thought. This was a period in which women would take an active role in politics, through clubs and the feminist movement. However, all women did not share a common experience; depending on their social standing and class, a woman’s involvement and perspectives varied greatly.
An interesting story...
Anna Maria Tussaud was born in Strasbourg, France. On 1 December 1761; her father, a soldier named Joseph Grosholtz, was killed in the Seven Years' War just two months before Marie was born.
There she took the Swiss nationality. Curtius was a physician, and was skilled in waxmodelingg, which he used to illustrate anatomy. Later, he started to do portraits. Tussaud called him uncle.
Curtius moved to Paris in 1765, starting work to set up a cabinet de cire (wax exhibition). In that year he made a waxwork of Louis XV's last mistress, Madame du Barry, a cast of which is the oldest work currently on display. In 1767, Tussaud and her mother joined Curtius and also moved to Paris
Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling; she showed a lot of talent and started to work for him. In 1777, she created her first wax figure, that of Voltaire.She later modelled other famous personages, such as Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin.
The role of Women in the French Revolution