Olympe de Gouges was one of the most radical, militant and rebellious activists of the French Revolution. She is perhaps one of the most significant women of the French Revolution. Unfortunately Olympe De Gouges is also one of the most ignored and forgotten historical figures of the time. In the eighteenth century, men believed that women did not have the ability or intellect to participate as fully in public affairs as men. However, women like de Gouge found ways to participate. Olympe de Gouges found a way to convey her political beliefs through writing. De Gouges is an example of a woman who challenged eighteenth-century gender limitations through writing. De Gouges dedicated her life to her political beliefs by working to achieve the representation and full political participation of women in the Republic. De Gouges was born in the south of France, in 1748, and her original name was Marie Gouze (whoislog.info). She is the daughter of Pierre Gouze, a butcher, and Anne Olympe Moisset, a housekeeper and servant. It is rumored that his mother had an affair with a person of high social rank, the Marquis Lefranc de Pompignan. Some people claim that the Marquis was de Gouges' real father. However, this cannot be proven to be true (findbiography.org). Olympe de Gouges married at a young age and had a son. However, the marriage was short and ended after her husband's death (britannica.com). After her husband's death she wanted to become a playwright and moved to Paris to follow her dream. De Gouges went to Paris in 1770 to prosecute him. He then changed his name. He chose Olympe de Gouges. He chose this because it is a simple variation of his mother and father's names (dadalos.org). The next step after changing his name is ...... middle of paper ......://www.constitution.org/fr/fr_drm.htm>."Olympe De Gouges." LES DROITS DE LA FEMME. Np, nd Web. March 14, 2014. "OLYMPE DE GOUGES." Biography of OLYMPE DE GOUGES. Np, nd Web. March 27, 2014. “Olympe De Gouges.” - Biography and facts. Np, nd Web. 1 April 2014. The editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica. "Olympia De Gouges (French writer)." Encyclopedia Britannica online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 3 April 2014. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/850593/Olympia-de-Gouges"Olympe De Gouges." Olympe De Gouges. Np, nd Web. April 10. 2014.