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An 11 page paper discussing
changes in women's conditions over the 19th and 20th centuries from the perspective of the
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789). In contrast to the conditions
that existed before the Declaration was issued, it can be said that its points have been
fulfilled. The position that women now occupy is vastly improved over that of prior
generations, even though contemporary struggles would mask the gains that have been
made. As written, the Declaration's goals have been achieved. As interpreted in light of the
philosophers under whose influence the Declaration was written, there is still much more
ground to gain - not in terms of technicalities, but rather in attitudes. Bibliography lists 10
sources.
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11 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KS19thWomen.doc
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it was not the new American Declaration of Independence that gave the world pause and caused it to reflect on the virtues of human rights, but rather was the French
Declaration of the Rights of Man that was most instrumental in gaining the worlds attention for the cause of basic human rights. In
those days (1789), however, the word "human" was synonymous with "man," most notably "white man of European descent." This gender- and racial-based qualification was not so clear in the
American Declaration of Independence but was made quite unmistakable in the Constitution that followed it. The Constitution gave only men the right to vote, and of course the residents
of several states still legally kept slaves. The French Declaration of the Rights of Man was more explicit. While it did not
specifically label men as being superior to the women of the nation, it nonetheless gave men all the rights. The language of that granting of rights was not overtly
preferential for men, but the realities of society were. Notable Women of the 19th and 20th Centuries
The same situation followed women for much of the next two centuries. It persists today in even the most developed nations; still-developing ones can present glaring dichotomies.
In some, women have no rights at all aside from obeying their men. The situation does appear to be changing in the most economically developed nations, but only
with a history of pioneering women who chose to be outcasts and embarrassments to their husbands rather than to fill the role of subservient mouse without the capacity to think.
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