Question

The writer of 'Declaration of the Right of women and citizens' was _______.
(A) Olympe de Gouges
(B) Camille Desmoulins
(C) Napoleon Bonapart
(D) Henry Mayhew

Answer 1

Hint: The Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen which is also known as the Declaration of the Rights of Woman, was written in the year 1791 by a French activist, feminist, and playwright in response to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

Complete Solution:
Gouges’s manifesto had asserted that women share an equal status with men in society and, as such, must be entitled to the same citizenship rights.
The preamble of Gouges’s pamphlet signified that women must be included in those considered parts of France’s National Assembly. It also mentioned that women, just like their male counterparts, have natural, inalienable, and sacred rights. Those rights, related duties and responsibilities to the society, are clearly outlined in the document's remainder.
Following the preamble, Gouges included about 17 articles that outlined the basic rights which should be extended to women, including the rights such as - right to liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression; the right to participate fully in the making of laws that they are to abide by; the right to participate at all levels of government; and the right to voice opinions in the public.
One of the postscripts to the document urges women to recognize the unequal ways in which they are treated among the society and to take action accordingly to remedy such injustices. The declaration further has a Form for a Social Contract Between Man and Woman. That contract talks about a man and a woman agreeing to unite in an equal partnership within which wealth is communal, belonging to both the parties, and, as such, can be divided in between all the children belonging to either member of the partnership.

Thus, Option A is right.

Note:
This entry highlights the Declaration of the Rights of Women, which was penned by a famous French female playwright, Olympe de Gouges, in 1791. This document was written as a response to the Declaration of the Rights of Man that was published at the time of the French Revolution. While her document was popular at first, it eventually led to de Gouges' public execution by the guillotine.