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Olympe
de Gouges was a playwright and political activist whose feminist writings
reached a large audience. As political tension rose in France, she became
politically involved. She was outspoken advocate for improving the conditions
of slaves. She wrote a 'Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen' and
demanded that French women be given the same rights as French men.
In 1793, she criticised the Jacobin government for forcibly closing down
women's clubs. She was executed by guillotine during the Reign of Terror for
attacking Robespierre. Today, she is best known as an early feminist who
challenged the practice of male authority and the notion of male-female
inequality.
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