They're still doing it. France has some law against wearing a scarf on your head because covering your hair is a religious symbol and France is a very serious nation. So they cops out harassing Muslim women all the time. I think they also banned full coverage swim suits. : p
There's also the classic imperial propaganda of "saving women from evil male savages" when bombing other nations
America famously cares about women's rights, especially in the area of healthcare
The French empire used head coverings imposed upon women as part of their argument for why they were needed to civilize the levant
They're still doing it. France has some law against wearing a scarf on your head because covering your hair is a religious symbol and France is a very serious nation. So they cops out harassing Muslim women all the time. I think they also banned full coverage swim suits. : p