MMW 14 Lecture 5: Jan 22 2019
25 Jan 2019
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The impact of the enlightenment on european women. Mid 18th c publications on science for women. Many women participated in the french revolution. Social contract theory applied to the domestic sphere. Olympe de gouges: declaration of the rights of women (1791) Insisted on the natural rights of both sexes to life, liberty, and property. Added to these rights to the right to struggle against subjugation. Women should be allowed to divorce and also have the same education as women. There is no gain without sacrifice: women should be expected to sacrifice for their rights in the way that men are. She wanted equal rights for men and women. She was executed in 1793 for being counterrevolutionary . The men didn"t like her suggestions about gender equality. Changes the french revolution brought about affecting women. Free public education for both sexes in france. Women not granted the right to vote or hold public office. The dis-covery of women: mary wollstonecraft (1759-1797)
