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Olympe de Gouges writes the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen.

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Olympe de Gouges

French playwright and activist (1746–1793)

Olympe de Gouges was a French playwright and political activist. She is best known for her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen and other writings on women's rights and abolitionism.
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen

1791 manifesto written by French feminist Olympe de Gouges

The Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen, also known as the Declaration of the Rights of Woman, was written on 14 September 1791 by French activist, feminist, and playwright Olympe de Gouges in response to the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of…
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