"To Versailles like bragging lads
We brought with us all our guns
We had to show, though we were but women, A courage that no one can reproach us for.
Now we won’t have to go so far
When we want to see our King.
We love him with a love without equal, Since he’s come to live in our Capital." -Song of the poissardes (Paris market women), October 1789.
The participation of women such as the poissardes led to which of the following during
the early phases of the French Revolution?
(A) Wage equality for women
(B) Permanent legal equality for women, but no political rights
(C) Temporary improvements in women’s legal status
(D) Loss of rights previously held by women