Women's demand to vote and be elected was linked with which larger principle?

Correct answer: Political equality

The right to vote and to contest elections are rights of political participation. During the French Revolution, women demanded these rights on the same basis as male citizens; therefore, their demand was linked to the principle of political equality. Feudal privilege meant birth-based advantages, which revolutionaries sought to abolish, not the basis of women’s demand for suffrage. Exam tip: When a question mentions voting, elections, or representation, look for political equality.