Mona Ozouf was a champion of the women's role during the French Revolution. Previously, a lot had been written by men about men in the French Revolution. However, Ozouf's research was not only what women's role was during the French Revolution, but what drove them to take action. Did Christianity, Ethics, and Morals play a part? Ozouf disproved a lot of misconceptions regarding women in the time period by digging deeper to find a larger historical narrative dating back centuries before the Revolution i.e. Joan of Arc.
Why was it important for Ozouf to explore women's role in the French Revolution?
Do other periods in history have to similarly be looked at again?
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