Which one of the following statements about the Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793) is correct ?
- A.She declared that although citizens should have equal rights, they are not entitled to the same honours by the State
- B.She was a supporter of the Jacobin government
- C.She was jailed for treason by the National Assembly
- D.She declared that the nation is the union of woman and man
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, She declared that the nation is the union of woman and man. Olympe de Gouges wrote this in her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen in 1791.
Olympe de Gouges was a French writer and one of the most active women of the French Revolution. She protested that the Constitution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen of 1789 left women out. Her own declaration, addressed to Queen Marie Antoinette, said that the source of all sovereignty lies in the nation, which is nothing but the union of woman and man. It also said all citizens, women and men, are equally admissible to all honours and public offices. She criticised the Jacobins, and in 1793 she was tried by the Jacobin government and executed.
A is wrong because she said women and men should be equally entitled to honours and offices. B is wrong because she opposed the Jacobin government. C is wrong because she was charged with treason under the Jacobins of the National Convention, not by the National Assembly.
Exam tip: Olympe de Gouges, Declaration of the Rights of Woman 1791, executed in 1793.
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