Women'S March on Versailles
The Women’s March on Versailles stood as an inspirational example, emblematic of the power of popular movements. It removed forever the invincibility that once cloaked the monarchy. It was an additional factor for the mobilization of the working poor in Paris and other cities during the early stages of the French Revolution. The key people in the event were King Louis XVI who refused to sign the Declaration of the Rights of Man. It was a protest by the third estate women. The event resulted to the overwhelming fear of the King, which lead him to give in to the women’s demands and have all of the bread in Versailles given to them.
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