Describes the lives of several classes of French women during the Revolution, including society women, villagers, peasants, workers in Paris, nuns and churchgoers, and soldiers, and includes a chronology and annotated further reading list.
Content Note
A world overthrown : women of the aristocracy -- The radical urban vanguard : laborers and market women of Paris -- Women of the societies -- Women writers -- Peasants and villagers -- Women and religion -- Women soldiers.