{"id":2821,"date":"2014-01-26T20:27:45","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T01:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/quallsk\/?p=2821"},"modified":"2014-01-26T20:27:45","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T01:27:45","slug":"revolutionaries-in-france-and-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/quallsk\/2014\/01\/26\/revolutionaries-in-france-and-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionaries in France and America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>De Gouge was a playwright and a political activist in 18<sup>th<\/sup> century France. In her \u201cDeclaration of the Rights of Women,\u201d she addresses the unscrupulous oppression under which women have endured and the prejudice that have surrounding prejudice implemented by their male counterparts. De Gouge renounces the male-written law not only in the private sphere but also in the public sphere by stating that \u201cour French legislators have long ensnared by political practices now out of date.\u201d She requests women to question what <i>they<\/i> have gained from the revolution and asks them to acknowledge all that they have been denied. De Gouge suggests several ways in which women (who are willing to do so) can free themselves from the chains society has imposed on them. She states that women can be \u201cprepared through national education, the restoration of morals, and conjugal conventions.\u201d Her idea of an effective social contract between men and women would include communal wealth and the passing down of family wealth to the respective kin. De Gouge calls for a \u201cfraternal union\u201d for her belief that it will consequently \u201cproduce at the end a perfect harmony.\u201d Most importantly, de Gouge offers the social contract as a way to elevate the latent souls of women and to have them conjoined with those of man. She acknowledges that upon writing this document, she will encounter vehement opposition, mostly by \u201chypocrites, prudes, and the clergy.\u201d De Gouge contract is intricate and comprehensive but her message is simple: once prejudice is exterminated, morals are sanctified, and nature returns to its original state, man and woman can enjoy equal privileges and freedom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Similarly to the way to de Gouge condemns the ways in which man has utilized societal norms to sustain the oppression of women, the Declaration of Independence denounces the tyrannical politics of Great Britain. This document outlines specific ways in which the people have been denied their natural rights and freedom, along with the ways in which the British governors have failed to serve for the public good. The document states \u201cthat all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,\u201d and whenever these natural rights are denied, it is the \u201cright of the people to alter or abolish it\u201d and to implement a new form of government, and one that offers the most democratic way of life to ensure that all citizens are provided with security and equality.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While both documents were derived from different authors and places, each text was created to inform and inspire those who were denied their freedom to form unity and regain their natural rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>De Gouge was a playwright and a political activist in 18th century France. 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