Background:1788-1789Calling of the Estates GeneralCahiers de DoleancesToward Revolution: Summer and Fall of 1789Bastile July 1789March on Versailles October 17891789-1792Constitutional inequities: CitizenshipPolitical Clubs, SalonsClass and Gender distinctionsJacobin Regime “The Terror”1793 Closing of political clubsSilencing of womenImprisonment and execution ofPolitically active womenWomen can exercise their political rights.Relegation of working women toFamilyConclusionLiberty vs. EqualityNature of women’s political activitiesIn the Revolution: intersection of class and genderFrench Revolution is not a true RevolutionPolitical Realization.Women should have a say because their sons are fighting in the war.Calling of the Estates GeneralFirst time they had met.French was becoming an absolute monarch.power came from God.do not ask nobles for anything.American revolution cost French a fortune and they were in a financial crisis.3 estatesthose who fight (nobility) those who pray (clergy) those who work. (from butcher to slave trader)1788, a year in which they wondered how the estates were going to workmoment of real politicization.Cahiers de DolèancesBook of complaintsEstates wanted to know what everyone’s complaints are.Emphasized physical equalityAll the lords have a specific amount of money and wanted it limited to the second estate.Bourgousie wanted equality as citizens.Women would collect theseGroup of sewers, weaversWomen relied on political rhetoric to express their desires.If our (women’s) lively work isn’t protected then they will be prostitutesWanted free educationClassformation: relationship to the means of production.This definition of class shaped political demands for women.Meeting of the Estate GeneralMeeting got nothing accomplishedTalked about how votes each estate would getBastile: July 1789Raiding BastileParisians, women, and childrenSymbolized that revolution was moving into the hands of the people.August 4, 1789Aristocracy gives up privileges and private laws, social and legal privilegesFeudalism dies and revolution starts.March on Versailles October 1789October 5th women started congregating to marketsMotivated each other to go talk to the KingGive us food and stop the aristocracy and sign the declaration.Only let four people in to see the KingKing approved of giving them all the bread, got it in writing.Once King did not give answer they wanted for getting rid of aristocracy, people take the bodies of the King and bring him back to Paris.This put things in the control of the people.Constitutional assembly was createdCreated constitution.Liberal Revolution/Legislative Rev 1789-17911790 Sociètè fraternelle de I’un et l’autre sexe: included Etta PalmD’aeiders, Pauline Lèon, Thèroigne de Mèricourt, Madame Roland, Thèrèsa Cabarrús1791 Declaration of Rights of Women, By Olympe de Gouges.During Summer of 1790 women, began create clubs.Clubs to eliminate monarchyThey wanted suffrageDeclaration of Rights of Women Olympe de GougesWomen wanted full rights as citizens.Women should organize nurse maids (kindergarden)Women should provide services that took care of children while parents were working and provided food and clothes for the families.Working Women Sans Culottes of ParisWorkers become marginalizedWorking poor (sans culottes) called passing citizens.When working women come to politics, they want to be recognized as workers.3 Things that occur in 1791King tries to flee the contry and tries to create aristocracy to squash revolutionKing brought back to Paris as a prisoner b/c he’s a traderChamp De Mars massacreWorkers complained about government not being for themNational guard opened fire on them.Workers realize that this is not their revolutionWarWar is declared on Austria.War for France sucksRoyal family is attacked.1792 Popular war occursFrance turns to a republic once the king is beheaded.Jacobin Regime (Sept 1793-July 1794)Coming to power as social and political power.Wanted redistribution.Attack on Girondin (liberal) womenWomen’s political clubs closedOlympe de Gouge imprisonedbeheadedMericourt floggedWorking class women were excluded from political powerBread riotsWomen were silenced in political constitution.Thermidorian Reaction Summer of 1794Will not restore aristocracyKing was beheaded.Revolution that gets exportedConstitution was restored in 1795Victory of liberty over equalityWomen are connectedAristocracy and women of the salons ran.Middle class women came out fairly wellNo access to political power but didn’t lose itGained grounds to argue for political participationWorking women lostLost right to claim any entrance of political participation.As revolution became repressive, controlling women is a central part of social control.Women in the French Revolution 09/11/2014Background:1788-1789-Calling of the Estates General -Cahiers de DoleancesToward Revolution: Summer and Fall of 1789-Bastile July 1789-March on Versailles October 17891789-1792-Constitutional inequities: Citizenship-Political Clubs, Salons-Class and Gender distinctionsJacobin Regime “The Terror” -1793 Closing of political clubs-Silencing of women-Imprisonment and execution of oPolitically active women Women can exercise their political rights. -Relegation of working women to oFamilyConclusion-Liberty vs. Equality oNature of women’s political activitiesIn the Revolution: intersection of class and gender French Revolution is not a true RevolutionPolitical Realization.Women should have a say because their sons are fighting in the war.Background: 1788-1789 09/11/2014Calling of the Estates General-First time they had met.-French was becoming an absolute monarch. opower came from God.odo not ask nobles for anything. -American revolution cost French a fortune and they were in a financial crisis. -3 estatesothose who fight (nobility) those who pray (clergy) those who work. (from butcher to slave trader)-1788, a year in which they wondered how the estates were going to workomoment of real politicization. Cahiers de Dolèances-Book of complaints-Estates wanted to know what everyone’s complaints are. -Emphasized physical equalityoAll the lords have a specific amount of money and wanted it limited to the second estate.-Bourgousie wanted equality as citizens. -Women would collect theseoGroup of sewers, weavers-Women relied on political rhetoric to express their desires.-If our (women’s) lively work isn’t protected