Women workers' leadership on 23 February shows which social feature of the February Revolution?

Correct answer: Active participation of women and the working class in the Revolution

The governing concept is the social breadth of the February Revolution. On 23 February, women workers’ demonstrations over bread and working conditions helped trigger wider strikes and protests. Their leadership shows that the movement was not merely an elite dispute or a palace conflict; ordinary workers, including women, actively shaped its direction. Option B is the opposite of the evidence. Options C and D introduce groups that did not provide the central leadership described in this event. Therefore option A is correct because it recognises both gender participation and working-class mobilisation as important social features.