Revolutionary Feminist: Exploring the Life and Legacy of Olympe de Gouges
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to Join Us in France, the travel podcast that takes you on a journey through the hidden gems of France. In today's episode, Annie Sargent and Elyse Rivin explore the life and legacy of a revolutionary feminist, Olympe de Gouges.
Born in 1748, Olympe de Gouges was a French playwright, political activist, and feminist who fought for the rights of women during the French Revolution. Despite being ahead of her time, she was often criticized and ostracized by her male contemporaries.
She remained steadfast in her beliefs and became one of the most iconic figures of the French Revolution. Click play and join us as we delve into the fascinating life of Olympe de Gouges because there is no questions that she had a big impact on the world of feminism and human rights.
Olympe de Gouges: a Revolutionary Feminist
Olympe is most famous for her Declaration of the Rights of Women, but she was also very involved in promoting the rights of black people. She was born in Montauban, a lovely city in the southwest of France that we discussed in episode 348 of the podcast
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| 0:00.0 | The This is |
| 0:20.0 | This is join us in France episode 439 439 |
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| 0:22.0 | 4. Bons9. I'm Annie Sergeant and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France. |
| 0:30.0 | Everyday life in France, great places to visit in France, French culture, history, gastronomy, and news related to travel to France. |
| 0:39.0 | Today I bring you a conversation with a lease riven of Toulouse guided walks about O'Lamp de Goulj. |
| 0:46.3 | A trailblazer in the fight for women's rights in the 18th century France. After listening to this episode you'll start noticing her name |
| 0:55.3 | when you visit France because she left a big mark even if her name is not on every |
| 1:01.2 | lip. This podcast is supported by donors and |
| 1:03.9 | listeners who buy my tours and services including my itinerary consult service |
| 1:08.7 | and my GPS self-guided tours of Paris on the Voiceicemap app and you can browse all of that on my |
| 1:15.4 | boutique join us in France.com forth slash boutique. For the magazine part of the |
| 1:20.8 | podcast after the interview I'll discuss why it's so vital to get |
| 1:25.2 | into the habit of saying bonjure when entering a business in France and how timing is |
| 1:32.0 | everything even seasoned Frank of in France and how timing is everything. |
| 1:33.0 | Even seasoned francophiles probably don't understand this |
| 1:38.0 | because it goes against the grain. B'Orelis. |
| 1:51.6 | We have a fun conversation plan today about Olamp de Guoge. |
| 1:55.8 | Oh yes. She was quite the remarkable woman, wasn't she? She certainly was. |
| 2:01.0 | She was famous for her activism and for pushing very hard for the |
| 2:06.8 | equality of men and women but I'm going to let you talk about all of that but she was |
| 2:11.8 | also famous for her |
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