Project Gutenberg 2016-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 222 Gouges, Olympe de 1748 1793 Gouze, Marie Auby, Marie Gouze De Gouges, Olympe Gouge, Madame de (Olympe) Les droits de la femme Produced by Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Les droits de la femme" by Olympe de Gouges is a political pamphlet written during the late 18th century, specifically in the context of the Enlightenment period and the early stages of the French Revolution. The book addresses the theme of women's rights, arguing for equality between men and women and calling for the recognition of women's natural and inalienable rights in society. In this seminal work, De Gouges boldly challenges the prevailing notions of gender inequality, famously declaring that "Woman is born free and remains equal to man in rights." The pamphlet is structured as a declaration, enumerating the rights women should possess to achieve true equality. De Gouges discusses education, marriage, and social roles, highlighting the systemic injustices faced by women. She calls for reforms that would allow women to participate fully in civil and political life, arguing that the nation’s health depends on the recognition of women's rights, ultimately positioning women's emancipation as crucial for societal progress. Through her impassioned plea, Olympe de Gouges lays an early foundation for modern feminist thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Women's rights HQ Text FR Politique FR Femmes Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Politics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Philosophy & Ethics 63734 2025-06-21T11:02:54.044907 text/html 39634 2024-10-23T01:25:55 text/html 393815 2025-06-21T11:02:56.528883 application/epub+zip 392211 2025-06-21T11:02:54.719916 application/epub+zip 89152 2025-06-21T11:02:54.372895 application/epub+zip 428426 2025-06-21T11:02:58.148867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234409 2025-06-21T11:02:56.173903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114128 2022-09-24T10:56:23.402423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50673 2025-06-21T11:02:53.881902 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30682 2024-10-23T01:25:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17410 2025-06-21T11:02:58.290882 application/rdf+xml 13228 2025-06-21T11:02:54.451901 image/jpeg 2823 2025-06-21T11:02:54.412887 image/jpeg 391202 2025-06-21T11:02:54.060928 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia