Following the ideas of the Enlightenment, the Frenchmen wrote the “Declaration of the …show more content…
Revolution is a time of change and women wanted their lives and their rights to improve along with the men’s. However, without De Gouges’ Declaration there would have been no one speaking for women. Her declaration state almost identical rights for women as the “Declaration of the rights of Man” states for men. De Gouges wanted equal treatment and equal punishment, which was not provided to them before. Before the revolution, women were given almost no rights when it came to terms of custody or legal matters. De Gouges wanted that to change for women and for them to receive more rights and to become more important figures in society. Her Declaration is even addressed to the Queen of France as a way to grab the attention of the monarchs and initiate change. However, that did not happen and also lead to civil unrest in