martin luther wrote a strong response to a declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen.
martin luther wrote a strong response to a declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen.
who wrote a strong response to a declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen?
martin luther
in 1791 the french playwright and political activist olympe de gouges published the "declaration of the rights of woman and the female citizen", modelled on the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen of 1789. the declaration is ironic in formulation and exposes the failure of the french revolution, which had been devoted to equality. it states that: "this revolution will only take effect when all women become fully aware of their deplorable condition, and of the rights they have lost in society". the declaration of the rights of woman and the female citizen follows the seventeen articles of the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen point for point and has been described by camille naish as "almost a parody...of the original document". the first article of the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen proclaims that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights. social distinctions may be based only on common utility." the first article of declaration of the rights of woman and the female citizen replied: "woman is born free and remains equal to man in rights. social distinctions may only be based on common utility". de gouges expands the sixth article of the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen, which declared the rights of citizens to take part in the formation of law, to:
women's rights
the declaration of the rights of woman and the female citizen follows the seventeen articles of the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen point for point and has been described by camille naish as "almost a parody... of the original document". the first article of the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen proclaims that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights. social distinctions may be based only on common utility." the first article of declaration of the rights of woman and the female citizen replied: "woman is born free and remains equal to man in rights. social distinctions may only be based on common utility".
declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen