Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Olympe de Gouges is remembered today as a courageous heroine who passionately fought for women’s equal rights. As the first French feminist, she fearlessly challenged the most powerful rulers during the French Revolution.
As a woman, she had the guts to speak her mind, and this made her very unpopular in a male-dominated society. She was considered so radical that she was labeled insane long after her death. Deep down, she knew that her written words and acts would cause her death. Having an enemy like Maximilien de Robespierre was disastrous in those days.
Was Olympe De Gouges truly an opponent of the French Revolution? Did she have a hidden agenda?
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