Marie and the Judgement of Paris

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How did Marie Gouze, a French country girl, become Olympe de Gouges one of the first feminist campaigners in pre-revolutionary Paris? She became well-known in Parisian society as a playwright and social reformer. Based on what little is known of the early life of Marie Gouze, this is the story of how she rose to notoriety and became a victim of revolutionary fervour.