Why should working women’s double responsibility be read in the social background of the Revolution?

Correct answer: It shows that women carried both productive and family responsibilities

The governing concept is the gendered division of labour and its effect on everyday life. Many working women contributed to household survival through market work, domestic service, small trade, workshops, or other paid activities. At the same time, they were expected to cook, clean, care for children, and manage household needs. Their contribution to production did not remove their domestic obligations; it created a double responsibility. Option A is correct because it captures both sides of their workload. Option B denies women’s economic work, C wrongly restricts the experience to nobles, and D makes an unrelated claim about taxation. This background helps explain why women demanded social and political change.