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... French Revolution led to some questioning of women's position in society . Jean - Jacques Rousseau , the 18th - century French philosopher , wrote that man was born free , but he showed in his writing ( and in the way he treated his ...
... French Revolution led to some questioning of women's position in society . Jean - Jacques Rousseau , the 18th - century French philosopher , wrote that man was born free , but he showed in his writing ( and in the way he treated his ...
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... French women ' . But here again the tendency to change , unaffected by the vote , could be seen . The Code Napoléon , produced at the begin- ning of the century , had laid down strict rules that placed women in an inferior position : it ...
... French women ' . But here again the tendency to change , unaffected by the vote , could be seen . The Code Napoléon , produced at the begin- ning of the century , had laid down strict rules that placed women in an inferior position : it ...
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... French parties of the left shared this worry about votes for women . By the beginning of the century a few Frenchwomen were beginning to stage demonstrations for the right to vote , and French reforming politicians all admitted that ...
... French parties of the left shared this worry about votes for women . By the beginning of the century a few Frenchwomen were beginning to stage demonstrations for the right to vote , and French reforming politicians all admitted that ...
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