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Also Known As Marie Aubry • Marie-Olympe de Gouges • Marie Gouze
Born May 7, 1748 • Montauban • France
Died November 3, 1793 (aged 45) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the [Female] Citizen”

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