At the origins of feminism: Ideas of Olympe de Gouges in the context of radical egalitarian doctrines of the French Revolution (1789

At the origins of feminism: Ideas of Olympe de Gouges in the context of radical egalitarian doctrines of the French Revolution (1789–1794)

Published:2022-06-27 Issue:90 Volume: Page:152-173
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Author:

Mańka Dariusz¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Uniwersytet Warszawski

Abstract

The article aims to present and analyze political and legal thought of Olympe de Gouges, a French revolutionary activist, who is considered one of the most important precursors of modern feminism. Her writings should be situated in the context of radical egalitarian doctrines, influential during the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. The paper also shows an impact of this pre-feminist thought on the private and public law of the Revolution. Las part is devoted to a comparison of de Gouges’ ideas with some contemporary feminist discourses.

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University of Warsaw

Subject

Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,General Engineering,Control and Systems Engineering,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Control and Systems Engineering,Computer Networks and Communications,Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Computer Science Applications,General Medicine,Biotechnology,Library and Information Sciences,Computer Science Applications,Information Systems,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Instrumentation,Computer Science Applications,Mechanical Engineering,Automotive Engineering,Artificial Intelligence,Control and Optimization,Automotive Engineering,Computational Theory and Mathematics,Computer Science Applications,Information Systems,Computer Science Applications,General Engineering,Education

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