(i) A large number of women participated actively in the political matters over the years.
(ii) They formed many political associations, founded newspapers and took part in political meetings and demonstrations.
(iii) This grabbed the attention of delegates of the Frankfurt parliament. So, on 18 May 1848, when the Constitution was drafted in the Frankfurt parliament the controversial issue of extending political rights to women was raised.
(iv) Still women were deprived of suffrage rights during the election of the Assembly and they were admitted in the Frankfurt parliament assembly only as spectators.
(v) But this did not diminish their contribution to the national struggle.
(vi) Delphine de Girardin, an educated woman, criticised by saying that if servants doing the household work were granted the right to vote then why not women who are mothers, housewives managing everything at home.
