Olympe de Gouges (French: [ɔlɛ̃p də ɡuʒ] ⓘ; born Marie Gouze; 7 May 1748 – 3 November 1793) was a French playwright and political activist. She is best known for her Declaration of the Rights of Woman …

27 dec. 2025 · Olympe de Gouges, French social reformer and writer who challenged conventional views on a number of matters, especially the role of women as citizens. During the French Revolution, she …

After her husband’s death, she adopted the name Olympe de Gouges and began her career as a social reformer and intellectual radical. She was a prolific pamphlet and play writer.

Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793), originally Marie Gouze was born in Montauban (Occitanie region of southwestern France) and died in Paris. She was a social reformer and playwright who advocated for …

Olympe de Gouges was a playwright and political activist during the French Revolution. She was born as Marie Gouze in Monauban as the daughter of Anne-Olympe Mouisset and Pierre Gouze, a butcher, but …

In this environment, Olympe de Gouges began writing politically moderate pamphlets, articles, declarations and bills expressing her opinions on the politics of the day and advocating for the …

One of the most outstanding advocates for the rights of women during the French Revolution was Olympe de Gouges. Born Marie Gouze near Montauban in 1748, she was the daughter of Pierre …

22 jan. 2025 · Olympe de Gouges, born Marie Gouze on May 7, 1748, in Montauban, France, was a French playwright and political activist renowned for her pioneering advocacy of women’s rights and …

She became a woman of letters, publishing, from 1780 onwards, novels and plays defending her modern opinions. The French Revolution gave Olympe de Gouges the occasion to show how much she was in …

25 apr. 2024 · Olympe de Gouges was a French revolutionary & author of the Declaration of the Rights of Woman. She also fought for civil rights, writ large.