Multiple choice

In which year was the 'Declaration of the Rights of Women and Citizen' written?

  1. 1774

  2. 1791

  3. 1845

  4. 1946

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Olympe de Gouges wrote the 'Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen' (Declaration des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne) in 1791, as a response to the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen which excluded women. She argued for gender equality and was executed in 1793 during the Reign of Terror. 1774 is too early (before the Revolution), 1845 is in the wrong era (post-Napoleon), and 1946 is when French women finally gained voting rights.