Women's Equality: The French Revolution

The French Revolution embodied the principles of Enlightenment as natural rights were supported by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, women's equality displayed in the women’s march, and freedom of speech expressed through the speech expressed through Marat’s newspaper “Friend of the People.” The French Revolution embodied the principles of Enlightenment by promoting women’s equality. Women’s equality expressed that all people should be treated equal which was an idea believed by the Enlightenment thinkers. At this time, women were thought to be weak and incapable of making decisions, but that changed when people realised men and women are equal. Women were angry that they were not able to participate in politics and vote for