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> The events that it set in motion on the streets of Rome created a precedent which saw Roman women stand up for their rights and make their voices heard.
Recognizing that yes, women and men should have the same legal rights, I find it hilarious that the tipping point that year was that women had to limit their wardrobe in public.
From [wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Oppia) because I find the phrasing interesting:
"Cato argued that the law removed the shame of poverty because it made all women dress in an equal fashion. Cato insisted that if women could engage in a clothes-contest, they would either feel shame in the presence of other women, or on the contrary, they would delight in a rather base victory as a result of extending themselves beyond their means."
Again, men and women should be equal under the law, but it isn't an antiquated notion that women would engage in a "clothes-contest", particularly among economic classes.
(Men, to be clear, are socially permitted far less peacocking with clothing, so there isn't anywhere near the same contest.)