MCQ 11 Mark
Assertion (A): It was finally in 1946 that women in France won the right to vote.
Reason (R): The Constitution of 1791 reduced women to passive citizens.
Reason (R): The Constitution of 1791 reduced women to passive citizens.
- ✓Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- BBoth A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- CA is true but R is false.
- DA is false but R is true.
Answer
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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: The Society of Revolutionary and Republican Women was the most famous women’s political club that discussed and voiced their interests. One of their main demands was that women enjoy the same political rights as men. Women were disappointed that the Constitution of 1791 reduced them to passive citizens. They demanded the right to vote, to be elected to the Assembly, and to hold political office. Only then, they felt, would their interests be represented in the new government. However, women’s movements for voting rights and equal wages continued through the next two hundred years in many countries of the world. It was finally in 1946 that women in France won the right to vote. The reason is the cause behind women's long-drawn battle for their political rights, even after the formation of a constitution, which was achieved only after two centuries.
Explanation: The Society of Revolutionary and Republican Women was the most famous women’s political club that discussed and voiced their interests. One of their main demands was that women enjoy the same political rights as men. Women were disappointed that the Constitution of 1791 reduced them to passive citizens. They demanded the right to vote, to be elected to the Assembly, and to hold political office. Only then, they felt, would their interests be represented in the new government. However, women’s movements for voting rights and equal wages continued through the next two hundred years in many countries of the world. It was finally in 1946 that women in France won the right to vote. The reason is the cause behind women's long-drawn battle for their political rights, even after the formation of a constitution, which was achieved only after two centuries.