Modern Day Philosopher: Olympe de Gouges
December 4th 2013 Olympe de Gouges is an individual that I believe is a modern day female philosopher. Marie-Olympe de Gouges was born Marie Gouzes in Montauban, in southern France, 1748. She died in 1793. She was born to working class parents but took her place amidst the French intellectuals who advocated the French Revolution. She was a popular playwright, and she fought for the rights of French wo
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