French Revolution
The French Revolution was a major turning point in modern history, in part because of the claims it made for the rights of its citizens.
Think about the two documents we’ve read on the rights of men and women.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rightsof.asp (Links to an external site.)
and
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1791degouge1.html (Links to an external site.)
What rights were claimed for all men? Were any rights left to the government? Why did Olympe de Gouge feel that rights needed to be preserved for women specifically?
