Women’s October March

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The Women’s October March was a pivotal 1789 protest during the French Revolution in which thousands of Parisian women marched to Versailles to demand bread and political reforms, forcing the royal family to move to Paris.

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instanceOf event of the French Revolution
popular uprising
protest march
cause bread shortage in Paris
economic hardship
high price of bread
political tensions between Paris and the royal court
chronologicallyFollows Storming of the Bastille
country Kingdom of France
date 1789-10-05
endDate 1789-10-06
endPoint Château de Versailles
surface form: Palace of Versailles
followedBy October 1789 transfer of the court to Paris
hasAlternativeName October Days
October March
Women’s March on Versailles
hasEffectOn decline of royal authority
rise of popular sovereignty in France
hasParticipant Lafayette
Louis XVI of France
Marie Antoinette
National Guard of Paris
Parisian women
market women of Paris
hasTheme food scarcity
popular pressure on monarchy
women’s political activism
locatedInTimePeriod French Revolution
motive demand for bread
demand for political reforms
pressure on the king to approve revolutionary decrees
numberOfParticipants several thousand
partOf early phase of the French Revolution
place Paris
Versailles
result increased influence of Parisian crowds on national politics
king effectively placed under supervision of the revolutionaries
royal family forced to move to Paris
royal family relocated to the Tuileries Palace
strengthening of the National Assembly’s position in Paris
significance demonstrated the political power of Parisian women
helped secure royal acceptance of revolutionary measures
marked a turning point in bringing the monarchy from Versailles to Paris
startPoint Hôtel de Ville de Paris
surface form: Paris City Hall
year 1789

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Women’s March on Versailles alsoKnownAs Women’s October March