France, France
In 1789, bread was a very important part of a French person’s diet. Because of an economic crisis in France, however, French mothers were having a very hard time buying bread for their children.
Not only was it scarce, bread was expensive.
Fed-up with the situation, a group of women decided to express their grievance directly to the King. Louis XVI and his family - plus their entire court - were living at the Palace of Versailles, about 13 miles from Paris.
Not only did the mothers want bread, at that moment, they also wanted affordable bread in the future. They planned to demand both things from Louis XVI.
Taking advantage of the women’s growing anger, and their imminent march on Versailles, French revolutionaries seized the moment. They believed if the march took place, something else - something very significant - could occur.
What was that potential event of great significance? The revolutionaries, and the group of upset women, could demand Louis XVI to move his court to Paris - where the people lived and the revolution had taken hold.
If the King remained in Versailles - more distant from the people and more removed from the revolutionaries - those leading the rebellion would have had restricted access to him. But if he came to Paris ... maybe things could be different.
There, he would be much closer to the ongoing political upheaval.
Source: https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Women-s-March-to-Versailles
