On the Admission of Women to the Rights of Citizenship (eBook)

Marquis de Condorcet (Autor)

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2020
26 Seiten
Read Books Ltd. (Verlag)
978-1-5287-9110-6 (ISBN)

Infos

A fascinating example of early feminist literature, this essay argues that, according to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, rights are universal; and if that is indeed true, then they should apply to all adults—women included.

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"e;On the Admission of Women to the Rights of Citizenship"e; is a 1789 essay by French philosopher Nicolas de Condorcet. Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet (1743-1794), more commonly known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French mathematician and philosopher who espoused equal rights people of all genders and races, a liberal economy, free public instruction, and the importance of a constitutional government. Said to have been the very embodiment of the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment, Condorcet died in prison as a result of his attempting to escape French Revolutionary authorities. Within this essay, he argues that, according to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, rights are universal; and if that is indeed true, then they should apply to all adults-women included. A fascinating example of early feminist literature, "e;On the Admission of Women to the Rights of Citizenship"e; will greatly appeal to those with an interest in the history of feminism and its most notable proponents. Read & Co. Great Essays is proudly republishing this classic essay now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.7.2020
• Übersetzer: Alice Drysdale Vickery
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: books on marriage • equal rights human rights • essays on marital rights • feminist essays • political women • the womens movement • womens history
• ISBN-10: 1-5287-9110-X / 152879110X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5287-9110-6 / 9781528791106