the women role in history in the18th century, middle-class women were fervent in their efforts to “do good.” Rhetoric—especially in the antebellum years—proclaimed that virtue was more pronounced in women than in men and praised women for their benevolent influence, moral excellence, and religious faith.

Most early peoples considered women to be inferior to, or less than, men. Through laws and mythology (stories describing beliefs), the view that women were weak was passed on from one generation to the next. However, some ancient civilizations knew powerful women. For example, Queen Hatshepsut ruled Egypt as a mighty pharaoh in the 15th century BC.

try to search the in Wikipedia the “Rights of Woman in 18th century”

The best answer is that you find it for yourself.

That was an era that women and families traveled with the armies to the battles.

Do a Yahoo search on it…there’s going to be lots of information there, certainly more than you can get by asking here.