She fought to give women the right to divorce. She campaigned for civil partnerships and against slavery. She was a passionate feminist who died for her ideals – and all this in the late 18th century.

Olympe de Gouges is a name you might remember from your history classes as another casualty of the French Revolution’s bloody Reign of Terror. It’s names like ...

While women were excluded from political institutions, Olympe de Gouges took over the literary and theatrical scene, then the political speech with outstanding boldness. She ended up as the only woman ...

Theatre UAB will present “The Revolutionists,” an irreverent comedy about four beautiful, badass women who lose their heads in 1790s Paris, from Feb. 26-March 2. This girl-powered play’s central ...

She supported the abolition of slavery, fought for equality between men and women, campaigned for the right of free union and divorce, and defended democracy ...

Early Modernist architects designed school buildings to create healthy environments for young students by offering easy physical and visual access to the outdoors, aided by large glazed expanses that ...

“This is not the way to start a comedy,” quips 18th-century playwright Olympe de Gouges, staring at the guillotine looming upstage. Or is it? In “The Revolutionists,” now onstage at CNY Playhouse, ...

Olympe de Gouges (1748 –1793) was a French playwright and political activist. She is best known for her writings on women’s rights and the abolition of slavery. Macy’s connection to De Gouges goes far ...

She fought to give women the right to divorce and campaigned on behalf of children born out of wedlock. But in late 18th century France, her radical thinking proved too much for her contemporaries in ...