Title: Out of the shadows
First published: 1996
Description: Out of the Shadows demonstrates the importance of the role of women in the French Revolution. It traces the growth of female political awareness and depicts the determination of women of the working class to participate in the life of the new nation despite their government's obstinate denial of the rights of citizenship. The author examines in detail the grassroots involvement of women in the affairs of the country right up until the avalanche of repressive legislation passed in the spring of 1795.
Subjects: History, Women, Women in politics, Women revolutionaries, Women's rights, France, history, revolution, 1789-1799, Women, political activity, Women, france, Political activity
Places: France
Time periods: 18th century, Revolution, 1789-1799
LC classification: DC158.8 .E57 1996