The Atlantic revolution took place in France beginning in 1789. Three major movements that developed in this were the abolition of slavery, independence from foreign rule, and feminism. The Atlantic revolutions also gave rise to the ideas of nationalism throughout the globe. This, in turn, made the greeks and Serbs declare their independence from the Ottoman Empire. Nationalism in politics put all the work on the people.
The feminist movement that rose from the Atlantic Revolutions is important. Enlightenment thinkers began challenging the ancient traditions put in place basically stating that women's inferiority. Middle class, in particular, was growing women who began finding educational opportunities and began to find freedom from the household restrictions. Ideas also began forming about individual equal rights that men have. This feminism was greatly faced with criticism and hate by people claiming that going out affected their reproductive system. The growth of feminism raised issues that would carry more later on.
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