Question

Discuss some of the basic rights of women set forth in ‘Olympe de Gouges’.

Answer 1

1. Woman is born free and remains equal to man in rights.
2. The goal of all political associations is the preservation of the natural rights of woman and man. These rights are liberty, property, security and above all resistance to oppression.
3. The source of all sovereignty resides in the nation, which is nothing but the union of woman and man.
4. The law should be the expression of the general will, all-female and male citizens should have a say either personally or by their representatives in its formulation.
5. No woman is an exception if she is accused, arrested and detained in cases determined by law. Women, like men, should obey this rigorous law.