sentences:  The most defining characteristic of this period shown by these actions is the power of choice women began to take hold of.Such acts included these women partaking in nonstandard ways of marriage—as divorce during this time had been legally reinstalled as a result of the Naquet Laws—practicing gender role-defying jobs, and profoundly influencing societal ideologies regarding femininity through writings.Feminist newspapers quickly became more widespread and took a role in transforming both the view of women and their rights.