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Olympe de Gouges

Olympe de Gouges

French playwright
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. Born in southwestern France, de Gouges... Wikipedia
Born: May 7, 1748, Montauban, France
Died: November 3, 1793 (age 45 years), Place de la Concorde, Paris, France
Spouse: Louis-Yves Aubry (m. 1765–1766)
Full name: Marie Gouze
Nationality: French