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Women's Rights and the French Revolution - A Biography of Olympe De Gouges (Hardcover)
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Women's Rights and the French Revolution - A Biography of Olympe De Gouges (Hardcover)
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Women played a major part in the French revolution of 1789, but
have received very little recognition for their contributions. The
many claims and protests put forth by women at that time were
suppressed, women's clubs were banned, and Olympe de Gouges, a
leading contemporary advocate for women's rights, was silenced. De
Gouges, author of the "fundamental Declarations des droits de la
femme et de la citoyenne" ("Declaration of the Rights of Woman and
of the Female Citizen"), has been left out of dictionaries and
history books. But in 1993, French women demanded that she be
interred in the Pantheon. Sophie Mousset's is the first biography
of this astonishing woman. De Gouges dared to write and publish her
"Declarations" in 1791, and was sent to the guillotine for having
had the courage to mount the rostrum on behalf of women. Despite
her contributions, she remains an obscure figure, even in France.
Unlike many who have captured posterity's attention, de Gouges had
great sympathy but no indulgence for her sex. Instead of
considering her female colleagues as eternal victims, she
understood that they were to some extent responsible for their
misfortunes, and that if they united and devoted themselves to
changing their image, they could become great. De Gouges called for
the advent of a new woman, one who would relinquish cupidity and
the "nocturnal administering" of men. She demanded education for
girls, the prevention of arranged marriages and forced vows, the
right to divorce, and the legitimization of children born out of
wedlock. She advocated the feminization of professional titles,
wrote a social contract between man and woman that foreshadowed
other legislation, and reflected upon the problem of prostitution
and the violence inflicted upon women. She also actively opposed
slavery. Olympe de Gouges rightly deserves the title of pioneer,
prophet, and heroine. This long-overdue biography pays her due
homage. It will be of interest to students of the French
Revolution, women's studies, and biography.
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