Reading Olympe de Gouges
Author | : C. Sherman |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2013-05-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137343062 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137343060 |
Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Reading Olympe de Gouges by : C. Sherman
Download or read book Reading Olympe de Gouges written by C. Sherman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olympe de Gouges has been called illiterate, immoral, and insane while being mentioned solely for her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and [the female] Citizen. This book uncovers her radical views of the self, the family, and the state and accounts for her vision of increasing female agency and decreasing the entitlements of aristocratic males.