Chapter 19 Sectionthis image tell you about Revolutionary

Chapter 19, Sectionthis image tell you about Revolutionary What does French ideas about women? Liberty Leading the People: Eugene Dela. Croix

Chapter 19, Section Aim: • Why did Napoleonic Code exclude women?

Chapter 19, Section 3 Women in the Revolution Women of all classes participated in the revolution from the very beginning. Many women were very disappointed when the Declaration of the Rights of Man did not grant equal citizenship to women. Women did gain some rights for a time. However, these did not last long after Napoleon gained power.

Chapter 19, Section Women participating in French Revolution bread riots.

Chapter 19, Section Olympe De Gouges, 1791

Chapter 19, Section Declaration of the Rights of Woman, 1791 Written by Olympe De Gouges, 1791 • Mothers, daughters, sisters [and] representatives of the nation demand to be constituted into a national assembly. Believing that ignorance, omission, or scorn for the rights of woman are the only causes of public misfortunes and of the corruption of governments, [the women] have resolved to set forth a solemn declaration the natural, inalienable, and sacred rights of woman in order that this declaration, constantly exposed before all members of the society, will ceaselessly remind them of their rights and duties…

Chapter 19, Section Why weren’t women “given” their rights? Social Did women have a lot of power socially? Was the Declaration of the Rights of women adopted by radicals? Political Did women have political representation? Why would their rights be supported/encouraged? Economic Did women own property

Chapter 19, Section Read portion of Napoleonic Code: In a group of three, write how: What was women’s realm? How did women react to the code? Would the enlightenment philosophers have supported this code or been against it (why)?