What central contradiction appears when women's activism and their exclusion from rights are considered together?

Correct answer: The Revolution accepted women's participation but did not grant equal citizenship

The governing concept is the contradiction between participation and citizenship. Women marched, formed clubs, wrote, petitioned and influenced revolutionary debate, so they were clearly active political participants. Nevertheless, they were excluded from full voting rights and from equal access to public office. Option A expresses this contradiction precisely. Option B reverses both the evidence and the outcome. Option C wrongly treats women as a single noble group and ignores working women and wider demands. Option D is factually unrelated, since women's organisations were created by activists rather than being run by the king. The case shows that participation did not automatically produce equal citizenship.