![]() Led by the spirit of the Enlightenment, but herself an autodidact, Ms. Now considered one of the founding texts of feminism, her 1791 Declaration of the Rights of Women and Citizens called for women's access to full citizenship and encouraged them to take part vigorously in the making of history. ![]() She showed women the way to commitment in a modern republic. She ended up as the only woman of the French Revolution being guillotined for having published political writings. While women were excluded from political institutions, Olympe de Gouges took over the literary and theatrical scene, then the political speech with outstanding boldness. Published on January 14, 2023, at 8:30 am (Paris) Time to 4 min. ![]() 'Olympe de Gouges, an exemplary symbol of feminism and humanism, must join the Pantheon' Op-EdĪ group of historians, writers and elected officials demand the transfer of the remains to the Paris Pantheon of Olympe de Gouges, a pioneer in the fight for the abolition of slavery and women's rights. ![]()
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