The following manifesto, with its claim for the rights of women, ap-peared shortly after the adoption of the Constitution of 1791. Its author, Marie-Olympe de Gouges (1748-93), was one …

Marie Gouze (1748–93) was a self–educated butcher’s daughter from the south of France who, under the name Olympe de Gouges, wrote pamphlets and plays on a variety of issues, including …

Olympe de Gouges dedicated the text to Marie Antoinette, whom de Gouges described as "the most detested" of women. The Declaration states that "This revolution will only take effect …

In 1791, she published her Declaration of the Rights of Woman as a response to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, which had been adopted by the National Assembly. In her …

The end of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of Woman and of Man: these rights are liberty, property, security, and above all resistance to …

Dec 27, 2025 · In the pamphlet she asserted not only that women have the same rights as men but also that children born outside of marriage should be treated as fairly as “legitimate” …

The aim of any political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of woman and man: these rights are freedom, property, security, and above all resistance to …

Jan 26, 1996 · Olympe de Gouges, a butcher's daughter, proved to be one of the most outspoken and articulate women revolutionaries. In 1791 she wrote the following declaration, directly …

The purpose of all political associations is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible [1] rights of woman and man. These rights are liberty, property, security, and especially resistance …

De Gouges responded with her 1791 Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen, which is dedicated to Queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) and starts with a letter to …