o unnecessary political fears of the Catholic Church. Therefore, because of the discontinuity of French political history, the strength of the patriarchal culture, and the inability of the French feminist movement to form a cohesive unit, French women could not obtain the right to vote until 1944.Appendix ABudget of a small hand in ready-made clothes earning 1 Fr .25/day with an annual income of 375 Francs (McMillan 63)Yearly Rent1001 dress 51 fichu 22 pairs of stockings 1.302 pairs of shoes 81 jacket 1.252 handkerchiefs 0.80Lighting (for 1 year) 4Total 122.35- 252.65 left for food and other expenses Appendix BTimeline of Legislation Concerning Women 1801 Napoleon signs an agreement with the Pope making marriage a civil institution1807 The first government funded school for girls established1810 Abortion outlawed with stiff penalties 1826 Divorce abolished1881 Single women able to have bank accounts1900 Law passed limiting the workday to ten hours. 1905 A day of rest once a week made mandatory under the law. 1909 Women receive leave pay for childbirth1907 Married women allowed to keep control of their salaries1919 Question of female suffrage passed the Chamber of Deputies 1920 Abortion and contraception prohibited1932 Debut of the pro-natalist policy1938 Women no longer have to obey the wills of their husbands1939 State offers financial inducements to women who fulfill their maternal role1944Right to vote given to women....
