Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen
Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen
A revolutionary demand that rights include women as citizens.
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Olympe de Gouges rewrites the language of the French Revolution to expose its exclusion of women. Her Declaration insists that liberty, property, representation, responsibility, and political voice cannot be universal if half the nation is left outside them. Brief and confrontational, the text shows how rights language can be turned back on a revolution that has not yet understood its own promises.
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In this chapter, we encounter a bold declaration that reimagines the rights of woman. It sets forth principles that challenge long-standing inequalities, inviting reflection on the foundations of justice and citizenship.
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- Declaration253 words
In this chapter, Olympe de Gouges boldly reimagines the Declaration of Rights, demanding equality for women. She asserts that ignoring women's rights causes public misfortunes and calls for a new social contract.
- Declaration253 words
- The Declaration of the Rights of Woman343 words
This chapter presents a bold reimagining of rights and citizenship. It begins with a declaration that challenges long-standing inequalities, inviting reflection on justice and the role of women in society.
- The Declaration of the Rights of Woman343 words
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Methodological kin
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
De Gouges' declaratie en Wollstonecrafts betoog zijn twee vroege stemmen die dezelfde uitsluiting vanuit verschillende genres aanvallen.
Thematic kin
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
De Gouges stelt de grens van revolutionaire rechten aan de orde; Douglass toont een andere uitgesloten menselijkheid vanuit slavernij zelf.