Question

What was the condition of women in France before the Revolution?

Describe briefly.

Answer 1

Women in France did not avail respectable status in society. They were considered much inferior to men before the Revolution. Most of them of the third estate had to work for a living.

They worked as seamstresses or laundresses, sold flowers, fruits and vegetables at the market or were employed as domestic servants in the houses of wealthy people.

Most women did not have access to education or job training. Only daughters of nobles or weathier members of the third estate could get education.

Working women had to take care of their families. They had to cook, fetch water, queue up for bread and look after the children. Their wages were always lower than those of men.