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Women, rouse yourselves! The tocsin of reason resounds through the whole universe: recognize your rights. The powerful empire of nature is no longer surrounded by prejudices, fanaticism, superstition and lies.
Olympe de Gouges
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Olympe de Gouges
Age: 45 †
Born: 1748
Born: May 7
Died: 1793
Died: November 3
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