Declaration Of The Rights Of Man By Olympe De Gouges
With the eighteenth century coming to an end, the white Frenchman who were a part of what was known as the “National Assembly,” would soon start a major ruckus among those around them. Many people would say that all, except the black slave, were under the assumption that all were equal in the eyes of man. In August of 1789, white Frenchman published a document known as “The Declaration of the Rights of Man” that would determine the natural, undisputable, and sacred rights of man and of the citizen, where they listed seventeen points in which were the rights given. The publication of the document did not sit well with a white French woman by the name of Olympe de Gouges. She noticed that these rights that were put in to place by the men, that
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Like the DORM, de Gouges wanted to instill that same tone of voice to the men of the National Assembly had when they went to address the clergy about being treated equally. She wanted to come off powerful to those men to say that use women should be taken just as seriously as you. She went on to question man by saying, “Man, are you capable of being just?” “What gives you sovereign empire to oppress my sex?” “Your strength?” “Your talents?” She also wanted to challenge their “authority.” She says to them, you have no dictatorship when it comes to me being considered whole human. She wanted it to be known that just because you’re male doesn’t make you superior than me. The fact that you may be stronger than the average woman, and may be able to perform certain task, does not eliminate me from the equality of all mankind. In her document, she address every point that is in the DORM, implying that all these things that you men are saying you are just for you, are just as rightfully equal to use women. Closing the Declaration of the Rights of Woman, de Gouges included “The Social Contract Between Man and Woman.” This contract was between man and his wife the stated that if man is treated equally, then the woman that stands by his side shall be viewed as equally as well. It was also an agreement that if we shall separate or die, that our children should be taken care of with no issues financially, and should inherit our property. de Gouges’ main focus in the DORW was the we women should be treated just as equally as you men, and she even went as far as to say that not only us, but our children as
Like the DORM, de Gouges wanted to instill that same tone of voice to the men of the National Assembly had when they went to address the clergy about being treated equally. She wanted to come off powerful to those men to say that use women should be taken just as seriously as you. She went on to question man by saying, “Man, are you capable of being just?” “What gives you sovereign empire to oppress my sex?” “Your strength?” “Your talents?” She also wanted to challenge their “authority.” She says to them, you have no dictatorship when it comes to me being considered whole human. She wanted it to be known that just because you’re male doesn’t make you superior than me. The fact that you may be stronger than the average woman, and may be able to perform certain task, does not eliminate me from the equality of all mankind. In her document, she address every point that is in the DORM, implying that all these things that you men are saying you are just for you, are just as rightfully equal to use women. Closing the Declaration of the Rights of Woman, de Gouges included “The Social Contract Between Man and Woman.” This contract was between man and his wife the stated that if man is treated equally, then the woman that stands by his side shall be viewed as equally as well. It was also an agreement that if we shall separate or die, that our children should be taken care of with no issues financially, and should inherit our property. de Gouges’ main focus in the DORW was the we women should be treated just as equally as you men, and she even went as far as to say that not only us, but our children as