Women, rouse yourselves! The tocsin of reason resounds through the whole universe: recognize your rights. The powerful empire of nature is no longer surrounded by prejudices, fanaticism, superstition and lies.
Olympe de GougesWomen, wake up; the tocsin of reason sounds throughout the universe; recognize your rights.
Olympe de GougesMale and female citizens, being equal in the eyes of the law, must be equally admitted to all honors, positions, and public employment according to their capacity and without other distinctions besides those of their virtues and talents.
Olympe de GougesWomen have the right to mount the scaffold; they should likewise have the right to mount the rostrum.
Olympe de Gouges