Olympe de Gouges
Olympe de Gouges
Olympe de gouges
the french were fighting about equal rights, and for fair taxes.
Gay rights first became public in 1969. But it wasn't until the 2000's that gay people started demanding full equal rights.
Maximilien Robespierre
The French document that talks about equal rights is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen). It was adopted during the French Revolution in 1789 and it proclaims the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity for all citizens.
Yes, on that point the French Revolution granted equal rights to women.
English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and Government of Canada
Maximilien Robespierre
No, it was hardly a consideration open for debate.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, was modeled in part on the American Declaration of Independence. All men, the French declaration announced, were "born and remain free and equal in rights."
Ideas envisioning a society based in freedom and equal laws and opportunities for all were put forward by philosophers such as John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau. This inspired French women to demand equal rights, as they did not have the right to work and to read and write.