Before the revolution | After the revolution |
Most women of the Third Estate – Worked for a living | Women started political clubs – The Society of Revolutionary and Republican Women |
Access to education or job training was limited to the rich. | Demanded the same political rights as men |
Working women faced the double burden of balancing home and work | Revolutionary Government introduced progressive laws concerning education, marriage, and divorce |
They got lower wages than men for the same work | In 1946, French women got voting rights |