Evaluate the role of women in France before the revolution

CBSE Class 9 CBSE Class 9 Social Science
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Evaluate the role of women in France before the revolution.

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The role of women in France before the revolution is stated in the points below :

  1. All women were treated as passive citizens. They did not have voting powers.
  2. They worked as laundresses, sold flowers, fruits and vegetables or worked as domestic servants. Their wages were lower than those of men.
  3. Most women did not have access to education or job training. Only daughters of wealthy parents could study at a convent, after which they were married off.