Olympe de Gouges
(1748-1793)

French Playwright,
Advocate for Women's Rights, Democracy, Abolition of Slavery

birthdate: May 7
birthplace:
Montauban, France

QUOTES

"Male and female citizens, being equal in the eyes of the law, must be equally admitted to all honors, positions, and public employment according to their capacity and without other distinctions besides those of their virtues and talents."

Woman is born free and lives equal to man in her rights.

The laws must be the expression of the general will; all female and male citizens must contribute either personally or through their representatives to its formation; it must be the same for all: male and female citizens, being equal in the eyes of the law, must be equally admitted to all honors, positions, and public employment according to their capacity and without other distinctions besides those of their virtues and talents.

 

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