In her writing, Declaration of Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen, she implored the Queen to join her in the feminist movement. The more experience she gained and the more that she wrote, she became increasingly progressive. De Gouges, already an advocate for human rights, became even more prolific during the French Revolution. Olympe did lean towards the moderate view on some issues, but was still very progressive for her time. She held salons and began writing poetry, novellas, pamphlets and plays. De Gouges believed that women and men should be treated equally and that “illegitimate” children should be given the same rights as the children of legal marriages. She wrote plays surrounding these ideas that graced the stages She wrote L’Esclavage des noirs (“Slavery of Blacks”) as well as many writings on the equality of the sexes, including Declaration des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne (“Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Citizen”). She wrote about improving divorce, maternity hospitals, abolitionism, rights for orphaned children and unmarried mothers. After moving to Paris, De Gouges began to advocate for various social and political issues. She rejected the notion of marriage, promising that she would never marry again. She moved to Paris with her young son after her husband died and changed her name to Olympe De Gouges. Olympe was born Mary Gouze on in Montauban, France. "Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen" Olympe De Gouges – November 3, 1793
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