The English cartoon above from the time of the sans-culottes shows them relaxing after ‘a day’s work’. 1. Who are the people sitting at the table supposed to represent? Give reasons for your answer. 2. Who are they supposed to be eating? Give reasons for your answer. 3. Was the artist pro or anti revolution? Give three reasons to support your answer. 4. Is this a good cartoon, in your opinion?
Women in the French Revolution
Women were involved in the early parts of the revolution. Women’s political groups were created and the women of Paris forced the royal family back to Paris in 1789. Many people hoped to see some changes for women but they were disappointed. Despite the ideals of liberty and equality, women still did not gain equal rights with men. Women still could not vote, own property or make a will. In response to the Declaration of the Rights of Man, a woman named Olympe de Gouges wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman in 1791. It was not taken up by the revolutionaries and she was later tried for treason and executed. Even though the ideals of the French Revolution seemed to support equality, it was not for another 150 years that French women were allowed to vote!