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Role of Women in the Revolution Timeline Game

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In this interactive timeline game about the role of women in the Revolution, players will learn about the significant contributions made by women during this historic period.

  • Women served as spies, messengers, and even soldiers on the front lines.
  • Many women took on leadership roles in organizing protests and boycotts.
  • Some women, such as Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren, used their writing to support the revolutionary cause.

Game Details: a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order

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  • 1789: French Revolution begins
  • 1791: Olympe de Gouges publishes 'Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen'
  • 1789: Women's March on Versailles
  • 1792: Women gain the right to divorce in France
  • 1793: Charlotte Corday assassinates Jean-Paul Marat
  • 1793: Reign of Terror begins
  • 1793-1794: Women's rights activists arrested and executed during Reign of Terror
  • 1794: Theroigne de Mericourt is imprisoned and dies in an asylum
  • 1799: Napoleon Bonaparte becomes ruler of France
  • 1804: Napoleon issues the Napoleonic Code, restricting women's rights
  • 1791-1804: Women participate in the Haitian Revolution
  • early 19th century: Women's rights movements continue to grow in Europe and the Americas
  • late 19th-early 20th century: Women's suffrage movements gain momentum in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
  • 20th century: Women gain the right to vote in various countries around the world
  • present day: Women's rights continue to be a major issue in modern society

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