French revolutionary change and its impacts on women

 
While dealing with revolutionary changes and its impacts on woman it is important to know what caused for such a revolution and what are the reasons of that revolution. While considering French revolution there lies exactly for the revolution as the people want their social rights fully to select a republic and are fed up with the rule of monarchy. The two-section of French society especially women and the middle- class and poor come forward to gain their social, political and economic freedom as well as their right to participate in government, freedom of expression and the equality before law. Thus there such attempt to reform France from the hand of king and monarchy to a one republic facilitates them to lead to the French revolution. Their pitiful condition gave them enough courage to present a petition before the king demanding their right to a sufficient education, the consent to send female deputies to the Estates, and also the right to earn a reputable living. The campaigners explicated, “We ask to be enlightened, to have work, not in order to usurp men’s authority, but in order to be better esteemed by them.” (French revolution, the/ introduction 2009). On the other side some of them were very radical in their demands and even published some booklets in the pseudonyms of males. Marie Gouze was a good example for a female writer who wrote under the pseudonym of male and expressed the intense feelings of their depressed condition. (French revolution, the/ introduction 2009). Most of these booklets were addressed to the monarchies so as to make them understand their real conditions. Some of them had the courage to march to the royal palace for their equal rights and they even gained the favor of some male leaders to a certain extend.

French woman attained their goals to a certain extend after the revolution as they became politically significant and were economically profited especially in the laws of inheritance and property rights. Even the divorce law more enhanced their civil status and it facilitate them to disband marriages promptly and reasonably. Thus through French revolution woman folk attained a lot of courage to face everything and were benefited in every level.

Impact of revolution on Russian women
As in the case of every revolution, the Russian revolution that occurred in the year 1917 had a widespread impact on the womenfolk. It brought drastic changes on almost all aspects of the life of women. The revolution had the positive impact of spreading the boards of women’s freedom and that took them to the position of a higher standard of living. Besides, it protected their rights and facilitated a few more. As an after-effect of the revolution there occurred a reformation of certain laws that enabled women to equalize their legal status with that of the men. It was aimed at the liberation of women and the Bolsheviks were quite aware of the fact that women’s liberation is possible only with a qualitative economic development.

Before the revolution in Russia, the male dominant society insisted a complete obedience from the part of women. As in the case of many other countries, Russia also considered women as inferior to men. But oddly enough, they were regarded as superior in the household management and morality. It inspired them to acquire an equal status with the menfolk and the revolution facilitated a favourable atmosphere to materialize their dream. In regard of women’s ability and service in all level they are considered as” angels of the household “and they got a confidence to change from all traditional system. Even men considered themselves as a superior in religious practises it is women who mainly done all the holiness, but it was never noticed by the male dominant society.