Olympe de Gouges

French writer and women's rights advocate

Marie Gouze was a French playwright, poet, and feminist. She is best known for writing the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen, which called for equal rights between men and women. Born in 1748 in Verneuil-sur-Seine, France, she began her career as a writer at a young age. Gouges' work focused on the struggles of women during the French Revolution. Her writings influenced many feminist moveme...