Read about Olympe de Gouges: she thought that the French Revolution's call for the rights of man should include women's rights -- and ended up losing her head.
• Olympe de Gouges and the Rights of Woman
• About Olympe de Gouges
• Women of France
• About Bastille Day from About's French Language Guide
• Olympe de Gouges and the Rights of Woman
• About Olympe de Gouges
• Women of France
• About Bastille Day from About's French Language Guide
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