Were women seen outside their homes? Please help?

Question

I'm thinking of writing a story with a setting of 200 years ago in Revolutionary France - based on knowledge of the books Count of Monte Cristo and Three Musketeers - can I safely assume that women were regularly seen outside their homes? Please help.

I already am researching - this question is also part of this research

Answer 1

It seems like in The Scarlet Pimpernel & in A Tale of Two Cities, the women were in carriages a lot, so I'd say, yes...

Answer 2

If you are thinking of writing a story that takes place in Revolutionary France, you need to do more research than just that. There is a LOT you will need to research and it will take you a fair amount of time. Actually yes, they were seen out of their homes - often wearing fancy little red ribbons around their throats. Pax - C

Answer 3

Sure they were, but if your writing a novel about this period your going to have to do a lot more research then just this, why not get some books on the subject and study what life was in those days, I couldn't imagine writing a book on that period any other way !!!!!

Answer 4

If you can find it on, there's a British program called "Worst Jobs in History." I'll usually find it on History International when their actually running it. And while it is jobs in the British Isles, one could assume some, if not virtually all, of these jobs were being in other places as well. Many of the jobs they talk about were for women, jobs such as fisherman's wife (while he was fishing she was selling the fish), royal laundress (pretty clear what the job is), factory worker, match stick maker (oh the joy of having your lower jaw rot off), lead whiter (turning strips of lead into white powder for use in paint; like working with horse manure then this is the job for you), ect. You can also try checking them out on the web.

Answer 5

Of course they were. Most cultures can't afford to sequester half of their work force and outside of the ruling class, women have always worked. If you're basing a story in that time at least try reading another half dozen novels set in the period, before you hack out a story.