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 ...

A group of historians, writers and elected officials demand the transfer of the remains to the Paris Pantheon of Olympe de Gouges, a pioneer in the fight for the abolition of slavery and women's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

De Gouges and the noted Girondin Madame Roland, who followed her under the blade five days later, were betrayed victims of the unfinished business of a general cleaning up of moderates and dissidents ...

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 ...

The French Revolution may have been marked by terror and turmoil, but in "The Revolutionists," playwright Lauren Gunderson finds the courage, humor, and humanity at ...