“The modern position of women was inaugurated by the {{w|Revolutions of 1848|Revolution of 1848}}. The {{w|Glorious Revolution|Revolution of 1688}} overthrew the doctrine of the {{w|divine right of kings}}. The {{w|French Revolution#Political crisis and fall of the Girondins|Revolution of 1793}} dissolved the doctrine of the necessary and lawful supremacy of {{w|social class}}es. The Revolution of 1848 asserted the {{w|human rights}} of the individual.”