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    Olympe de Gouges gives a boastful speech introducing herself as a woman of letters and advocate for women's and gender equality. She outlines her accomplishments as a playwright addressing slavery and her writings declaring women's and citizen's rights. She expresses frustration at being ahead of her time and facing opposition from enemies of equality and progress, some of whom later condemned her to death. She asserts that as a supporter of equality between men and women, she is determined to succeed despite facing adversaries.

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    OLYMPE DE GOUGES

    A Boast Speech

    Bonjour Monsieur, Mademoiselle, my these French people, (deep sigh) they


    dear fellowmen of France, children of battle, thought I was going out of my mind. But I
    bringers of rings, constituents of this was simply ahead of my time.
    courageous country, consummated not with
    skill but of cruelty, I realize how lucky I am to Anyway when I was writing the play
    be surrounded by a disproportionately large Zamore and Mirza, I had expressed my
    crowd blindly ruled by patriarchy. For the deepest thoughts on slavery especially in
    time being, I am confident to make myself French-American colonies. I had beyond
    known to all of you. Any questions, comprehensible ideas, but everything did not
    objections, expostulation, and complaints come into fruition until I joined the “Social
    will not be entertained! Be quiet and listen. Club”. It was during this period that I wrote
    Clap your hands! I said clap your hands! the declaration of rights of women and the
    Enough! citizen.

    Standing in this platform whom you Writing is not easy, especially if


    believed is the illegitimate daughter of a rich you’re a woman. But I would never quit.
    Marquis, is Marie Gouze, and known to this Although I was not nearly educated as any
    nation as Olympe de Gouges. Others would of the high ranking people, and punctuation
    say that I am the daughter of Pierre Gouze and grammar came at me like a frozen road,
    and Anne Olympe Moisset. But no matter. I I continued. I encouraged myself to keep on
    am the woman of letters, the outspoken writing. But along the way, I made several
    advocate, and the voice of oppressed enemies. Enemies of equality. Enemies of
    women. I have written several works progress. Enemies that would later condemn
    including plays against slavery, the me to death by guillotine.
    declaration of rights of women and the Just to be clear, I am not a hater of
    citizen, and had my own theater company. man. I am merely a supporter of equality.
    And now, let me roam around the “Male and female citizens, being equal in the
    room to see all of your sullen, little faces. eyes of the law, must be equally admitted to
    Hmm. (goes near a group of men and starts all honors, positions, and public employment
    pointing at them one by one) This one’s a according to their capacity.”
    man. And here’s a boy. Tsk Tsk! And this Therefore, before I leave this room, I
    one? Another male! Women of this room, can proudly say that “I’m determined to be a
    what can you say about them? “I was success, and I’ll do it in spite of my
    married to a man I did not love and who was enemies.” To gender equality! To progress!
    neither rich nor well-born.” I was basically And to freedom! Monsieur, mademoiselle,
    forced to marry, can you believe it?! Huh! merci beaucoup.
    Marriage is just a tomb of trust and love! And

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