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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 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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... French factories were in the part of France that had been overrun by the first wave of the German advance in 1914 that French women did not have so much opportunity to take on new jobs . In Germany the jobs were more avail- able , and ...
... French factories were in the part of France that had been overrun by the first wave of the German advance in 1914 that French women did not have so much opportunity to take on new jobs . In Germany the jobs were more avail- able , and ...
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19th century agitation American Annie Besant Annie Kenney arrested Asquith Australia became bill Bottom right British campaign cause Christabel Pankhurst Congress countries demonstration Downing Street election electoral Emily Davison Emmeline Emmeline Pankhurst enfranchised England English equality female fight France French gettes girls give votes given the vote giving women going H.G.Wells House of Commons husband Jeanette Rankin Labour Party lady leader less Liberal living London marriage married meant meeting ment middle-class militant movement NAWSA nursing opponents of votes organisation parades police political politicians position of women Prime Minister prison prostitutes reform right to vote Senate servants social struggle suffrage societies suffragettes suffragists supporters of votes Sylvia Sylvia Pankhurst thing took Top left Top right United Victoria Victoria Woodhull votes for women wanted the vote woman women the vote women who wanted Women's Freedom League Women's Party women's rights women's suffrage WSPU