Reading Olympe de Gouges

By Carol L. Sherman

Olympe de Gouges has been called illiterate, immoral, and insane while being mentioned solely for her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the female] Citizen. This book uncovers her radical views of the self, the family, and the state and accounts for her vision of increasing female agency and decreasing the entitlements of aristocratic males.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137346450
• ISBN13: 9781137346452
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.7"