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Olympe de Gouges

Olympe de Gouges. May 7 th , 1748- November 3 rd 1793. Born in Montauban , Guyenne-and-Gascony . (kingdom of France). In 1791 Olympe wrote “The Declaration Of The Rights Of Women and Female Citizens” Olympe de Gouges was a female activist.

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Olympe de Gouges

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  1. Olympe de Gouges May 7th, 1748- November 3rd 1793

  2. Born in Montauban, Guyenne-and-Gascony. (kingdom of France)

  3. In 1791 Olympe wrote “The Declaration Of The Rights Of Women and Female Citizens” • Olympe de Gouges was a female activist. • She advocated workshops for the unemployed, provided education for women, improved conditions in maternity hospitals and created a second national theatre.

  4. Citations • McIntyre, Margaret. "Gouges, Olympe de (1748–1793)." Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Ed. Anne Commire. Vol. 6. Detroit: Yorkin Publications, 2002. 417-420. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 24 Apr. 2013. • Mayhall, Laura E. Nym. "Feminisms." Encyclopedia of European Social History. Ed. Peter N. Stearns. Vol. 4: Gender/Family & Ages/Sexuality/Body & Mind/Work. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001. 45-54. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 25 Apr. 2013. • https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~freem20n/classweb/Message.html

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