Women were doing something different and it scared the men in charge. Since there were no women in the Paris Commune, there was no one to defend them, so stories and theories about women's misdeeds continued to be passed down. The actions of some women trying to help the cause were seen as actions against the cause. A police report filed in Paris in 1793 clearly shows this. "A group of women at Les Halles rudely complained about the lack of food and basic necessities and announced that they could not last long, that they needed provisions at 1789 prices and that they would impose a tax by seizure of food because the Convention has no respect for their misery "It was just women trying to make a change, trying to make food easier to obtain, but it was considered an illegal act. which only shows how bad women are. That’s why things turned out the way they did. A man breaks the law to help his people in their time of need, that's a hero. A woman breaks the law to help her people in their time of need, she is out of control and