Olympe+de+Gouges

 "**//A woman has the right to mount the scaffold. She must possess equally the right to mount the speaker's platform." //**  **TIME LINE / MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS**

1748-born in southwest France as Marie Gouze 1765-married to Louis Aubry 1770-moved to Paris with son Pierre; changed named to Olympe de Gouges 1784-wrote the anti-slavery play //Zamore and Mirza// (went unpublished until 1789) 1788-wrote //Réflexions Sur Les Hommes Nègres// (thoughts about negro men) ; allowed her to join the "Society of the Friends of the Blacks" 1790-wrote //Le Marché de Noirs// (the Slave Market) which was burned after her death 1791-became part of the Cercle Social (a group that supported women's rights). also wrote //Déclartaion des Droits de la Femme et da la Citoyenne// (Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Citizen) which was considered the first work of human rights November 3rd, 1793-executed by guillotone for being in oppostion to the death penalty



**HOW DOES THIS TIE INTO OUR BILL OF RIGHTS/CONSTITUTION?** Because Olympe was such an adamant supporter of women's rights, she had a huge impact on the thoughts and beliefs of those around her. Being a friend to many African men also added to the "scandalous" aura surrounding her as she accepted and promoted rights for people considered casualties. Down the road, many other leaders were supporters of women's rights, eventually leading to their ability to vote and be in the same level careers as any man. In the same way, many others wanted equal rights for every person no matter what the color of their skin may be. Finally, the world has seen the time where women and different races are considered equal to the white man. However, many have not accepted this, and many other leaders are necessary in order to increase the harmony and stop the terrorism, sexism, and racism.

**NOTEBOOK ACTIVITY:** For your notebook activity, you will be creating an acrostic poem using either "Olympe" or "Women". Each line has to be a phrase or sentence relating to Olympe's support of women, casualties, or her passion for creating literature that goes against the typical standards and beliefes. Example:
 * O**: Olivier Blanc was her biographer
 * L**: La Société des Amis des Noirs accepted her
 * Y**: ...
 * M**: ...
 * P**: ...
 * E**: ...

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