The Napoleonic Code (1804) was a major legal milestone, but it severely restricted women's rights.It was a step forward for legal order, but a step backward for women’s rights. Women wouldn’t regain many of these lost rights until much later. Ironically, Napoleon may have controlled laws, but his wives operated in spaces of political power and privilege that exempted them from his influence. #WomensRights #NapoleonicCode #History