Which of the following is true about women's participation in the French Revolution?

A.) Women took on leading roles in the revolutionary government.

B.) Women spoke out against the violence of the revolution.

C.) Women joined in the major events of the revolution.

D.) Women were unified in their defense of Queen Marie Antoinette.

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Dominic Fox

26 October, 23:48

Which of the following is true about women's participation in the French Revolution?

A.) Women took on leading roles in the revolutionary government.

B.) Women spoke out against the violence of the revolution.

C.) Women joined in the major events of the revolution.

D.) Women were unified in their defense of Queen Marie Antoinette.

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Ellen Craig · Answer 1

C.) Women joined in the major events of the revolution.

Explanation:

Parisian women were participants in the major events of the revolution: the seizure of the Bastille in 1789, mass rallies, the massive march that forced king Louis XVI and his family to return to Paris after moving to Versailles.

The most famous symbol of French women's courage and social revolutionary protagonism is the 1830 painting by Eugene Delacroix of a woman with naked breasts leading the people, "Liberty Leading The People." Though it commemorates the July 1830 Revolution, it uses historic 18th-century French Revolution symbols such as the tricolor flag and the Phrygian cap.

Roach · Answer 2

The correct answer is letter C

The role of women in French society was of great importance for the French Revolution process, having started with the drafting of the Cahiers de Doleances, evolving to militancy in women's clubs and even to armed struggle alongside children and family members, having a participation fundamental in the results of the French Revolution. This work aims to describe the historical context that led women in the French Revolution to know their claims and achievements.