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Dear Olympe,

We were both married to each other though we were not in love. I did not agree on your views on woman rights. I believe in the way of the revolution.

sincerly, Louis your husband

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Dear Olympe,

You mean the world to me. Im sorry you had to go through the rough moments in your childhood. I assure you me and your father loved eachother very much, just couldn't be together. Good luck in your future, and I am so proud of all the things you are doing in society.

Your loving mother

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Dear Olympe,

I have seen what you have been doing trying to establish woman rights, and i think it should stop. You are going to get yourself into trouble dear and its not worth it. Things are how they are and nothing is going to change the governments mind.

Your father

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My Story -Olympe De Gouges

"I lived through a time where woman were discriminated against and had no equality. When all the men out there are gaining more freedom everyday, why is it woman arn't? I was just one of many other brave woman willing to take a stand against what was rightfully ours. Using the little school knowledge i have gained, I wrote books educating the people about womans rights; opened their eyes to what they couldn't see before. Even though in my lifetime, i couldn't see the impact what i did had on the world, im glad I did what I did to began the woman's rights. As each one of my new works were published, i began to see the readers as a light turned on in their head. This worried the people that their power was soon going to be taken away. In effect, they sentences me to trial for being against the revolution. Shortly after, I was sentenced to death. Right before my murder, i came to reallization that everything I did was worth it. The impact i had with the world while the time I was on it would have their effects of their own. I just did my part to get it started."

Gouges Today

Moveis: Some movies that would interest her would be "The Accused" it is a 1988 film about feminism and how the woman fight and gain rights.
Books: I think the books she wrote would interest her most because to see that they got published would be an incredible accomplishment today to know what she fought for are now taken place.
Music: If she was here today, i think the kind of music she would listen to would be hip hop. When she was alive she was out going and always doing to somthing else to help her campaign that hip hop would interest her becuase it is always moving. It always keeps you on your feet.

Olympe De Gouges was born in 1745 as a daughter of a washerwoman and a butcher. She married an older man, also older. She became a widow and inherrited funds from her husband to support herself in Paris. She was poorly educated. She tried very hard to become a writer, but because of her lack of education, was not very successful in it.

She was marked traitor by her people becaues of her opposition to death of the king and his family. She had many attempts to organize woman to take a stand, therefore became known as a target of terror. She was a political writer and produced over 30 political pamphlets during the French revolution. She did however support the revolution but spoke out against Robespierre and Marot. She was guillotined in 1793 as a reactionary royalist.

All of Gouges works were profoundly feminist and profoundly revolutionary. Her best known work is the "Right of Woman", claiming for woman equality in both public and private asoecs of life. She wanted woman to be able to vote, take office, public employment, speak in public and political topics, own propert, be in military, hold education, and finally, equal power in both church and family.

Early life