Dear George Washington,
My name is Olympe de Gouges. I am from Montauban, France. I am a French playwrighter and political activist who writes on women's rights and abolitionism for a large audience in various countries. I started as a playwrighter in 1780. I am known to others by other names; too many to discuss in this letter. I married at 16 to a man named Louis-Yves Aubry and have one son, Pierre Aubry de Gouges. When my husband died I changed my name to Olympe de Gouges and vowed to never marry again.
I am
a woman of many beliefs. I believe in equality and empowerment of women even though these beliefs are considered radical. I have written barrels of pamphlets during the French Revolution, calling for slave emancipation, rights for single mothers and orphans, and free speech for women. I take a moderate stance on anything political and a lot of the change I propose comes without sacrificing social stability.
My thoughts on the economy are that I will fight to give women the right to divorce and to campaign for civil partnerships and against slavery. I have written a book
called The Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen which models the 1789 document known as the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Male Citizen.
In my book I have outlined the 17 articles for basic rights that women should have such as the right to liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression; the right to participate fully in the making of thee laws that they are to abide by; the right to participate at all levels of government; and the right to voice opinions in public. More radically, Article 11 gives women
the right to publicly name the father of her children. Article 15 gives women, who were for tax purposes counted as part of a male-headed household, the right to ask public officials about the finances of the household. Lastly, Article 17 extends property rights to women regardless of their marital status.
As I conclude my letter my thoughts on the future of the United States are that I urge every woman to recognize unequal ways that the world has been treating women since the dawn of time and to take action to remedy those injustes. In my book it includes a
Form for a Social Contract Between Man and Women. In that contract I state that a man and a woman agree to unite and equal partnership. In the end in my contract I write that even in the separation of two parties the wealth will be set aside for any and all children of either party. I outline that measures should be taken to provide for widows and young girls deceived by false promises. I write and write about women being treated unfairly because I want them to open there eyes and discover a world of new and to
finally get that click in them that something is wrong in the world we shouldn't be treated like nothing we should be treated the same as Men are being treated and the we know who we are and we will fight for us and the women behind us and to also know that we will thrive.
Dear George Washington,
My name is Olympe de Gouges. I am from Montauban, France. I am a French playwrighter and political activist who writes on women's rights and abolitionism for a large audience in various countries. I started as a playwrighter in 1780. I am known to others by other names; too many to discuss in this letter. I married at 16 to a man named Louis-Yves Aubry and have one son, Pierre Aubry de Gouges. When my husband died I changed my name to Olympe de Gouges and vowed to never marry again.
I am a woman of many beliefs. I believe in equality and empowerment of women even though these beliefs are considered radical. I have written barrels of pamphlets during the French Revolution, calling for slave emancipation, rights for single mothers and orphans, and free speech for women. I take a moderate stance on anything political and a lot of the change I propose comes without sacrificing social stability.
My thoughts on the economy are that I will fight to give women the right to divorce and to campaign for civil partnerships and against slavery. I have written a book called The Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen which models the 1789 document known as the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Male Citizen.
In my book I have outlined the 17 articles for basic rights that women should have such as the right to liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression; the right to participate fully in the making of thee laws that they are to abide by; the right to participate at all levels of government; and the right to voice opinions in public. More radically, Article 11 gives women the right to publicly name the father of her children. Article 15 gives women, who were for tax purposes counted as part of a male-headed household, the right to ask public officials about the finances of the household. Lastly, Article 17 extends property rights to women regardless of their marital status.
As I conclude my letter my thoughts on the future of the United States are that I urge every woman to recognize unequal ways that the world has been treating women since the dawn of time and to take action to remedy those injustes. In my book it includes a Form for a Social Contract Between Man and Women. In that contract I state that a man and a woman agree to unite and equal partnership. In the end in my contract I write that even in the separation of two parties the wealth will be set aside for any and all children of either party. I outline that measures should be taken to provide for widows and young girls deceived by false promises. I write and write about women being treated unfairly because I want them to open there eyes and discover a world of new and to finally get that click in them that something is wrong in the world we shouldn't be treated like nothing we should be treated the same as Men are being treated and the we know who we are and we will fight for us and the women behind us and to also know that we will thrive.
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Dear George Washington,
My name is Olympe de Gouges. I am from Montauban, France. I am a French playwrighter and political activist who writes on women's rights and abolitionism for a large audience in various countries. I started as a playwrighter in 1780. I am known to others by other names; too many to discuss in this letter. I married at 16 to a man named Louis-Yves Aubry and have one son, Pierre Aubry de Gouges. When my husband died I changed my name to Olympe de Gouges and vowed to never marry again.
I am a woman of many beliefs. I believe in equality and empowerment of women even though these beliefs are considered radical. I have written barrels of pamphlets during the French Revolution, calling for slave emancipation, rights for single mothers and orphans, and free speech for women. I take a moderate stance on anything political and a lot of the change I propose comes without sacrificing social stability.
My thoughts on the economy are that I will fight to give women the right to divorce and to campaign for civil partnerships and against slavery. I have written a book called The Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen which models the 1789 document known as the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Male Citizen.
In my book I have outlined the 17 articles for basic rights that women should have such as the right to liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression; the right to participate fully in the making of thee laws that they are to abide by; the right to participate at all levels of government; and the right to voice opinions in public. More radically, Article 11 gives women the right to publicly name the father of her children. Article 15 gives women, who were for tax purposes counted as part of a male-headed household, the right to ask public officials about the finances of the household. Lastly, Article 17 extends property rights to women regardless of their marital status.
As I conclude my letter my thoughts on the future of the United States are that I urge every woman to recognize unequal ways that the world has been treating women since the dawn of time and to take action to remedy those injustes. In my book it includes a Form for a Social Contract Between Man and Women. In that contract I state that a man and a woman agree to unite and equal partnership. In the end in my contract I write that even in the separation of two parties the wealth will be set aside for any and all children of either party. I outline that measures should be taken to provide for widows and young girls deceived by false promises. I write and write about women being treated unfairly because I want them to open there eyes and discover a world of new and to finally get that click in them that something is wrong in the world we shouldn't be treated like nothing we should be treated the same as Men are being treated and the we know who we are and we will fight for us and the women behind us and to also know that we will thrive.
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