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The provisional management of the children shall rest with the husband, petitioner, or defendant, in the suit for divorce, unless it be otherwise ordered for the greater advantage of the children, on petition of either the mother, or the family, or the government commissioner.

The above quote is an excerpt from the Napoleonic Law Code. What does this demonstrate about the rights of women in Napoleonic France?

A.Under Napoleon, men and women were treated as equals

B.Under Napoleon, women had more rights than men

C.Under Napoleon, men had more rights than women

D.Under Napoleon, divorce was not permitted for men or women

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C.Under Napoleon, men had more rights than women