In the Egyptian Revolution women protested right along with the men. They marched in front of the presidential palace and in Tahir Square, which was where most protests occurred. Women also helped organize protests and spread news of the protests through social networking.
In the French Revolution women led many of the marches. They marched on Versailles where the royal family lived. A woman named Olympe de Gouge wrote an essay called "The Rights of Women." This essay argued on behalf of a woman's right to education, to control property within a marriage, and to initiate divorce. The essay was spread around France and many things that de Gouge argued were put into the Constitution by the National Assembly.
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