Essays on French Revolution

Women’s experiences of the French Revolution varied greatly. There were three main classes of women: noble women from Versailles, middle class educated women, and workers such as peasant women, silk weavers, market women. They participated by marching/protesting, participating in debates, and writing pamphlets. They earned...

From the announcement of the opening of the States General, the desire to change the Nation emanated from all walks of life and we were apprehensive with anxiety or enthusiasm for this moment. Already, a strong political impetus traversed the country, Louis XVI and Necker...

William Blake was a poet, painter, and engraver who identified himself as a non-conformist. He was a radical thinker during his time among others like Thomas Paine and Mary Wollstonecraft. His radical vision is often reflected in the works he has produced. Blake’s works provide...

Socialism is a critique of the French Revolution and by extension Conservatism. Whereas conservatism supports individual agency, socialism completely refutes it. Conservatism is made of four key claims which support the rampant capitalism after the French Revolution. Edmund Burke argues that government is a practical...

Karl Marx said, “Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!” (brainyquote) Revolutions have happened all over the globe and at different stages of...

Emma Goldman once argued that “No real change has ever been brought about without a revolution… revolution is but a thought carried into action.” The thought of freedom allowed America to rebel against Great Britain and become what is today the United States of America....

The French (F.R.) and American (A.R.) Revolutions are phenomena of the same order — this belief has become so commonplace so long ago that it seems that it no longer needs proof. In fact, if these two phenomena have something in common, then this is...