Olympe was not only a radical feminist that strongly believed in the rights of women. There were many other subjects she supported and spoke against that led her to the guillotine. One of these issues was slavery.
When Olympe received a career in the theater, she wrote a play that resembled her opinion on the treachery of slavery. This play instantly became a matter of politics, and was off the stage only after three performances.
Another thing Olympe could not stand for was injustice; even to the King himself. In the December of 1792, she publicly defends that king for humanitarian purposes. She even wrote to the Queen, warning her that if she did not support the Revolution, the monarchy would be destroyed. Olympe also disproved of Robespierre's approach to the Revolution, and detested the bloodshed he thought was tolerable.
Of course, the thing Olympe was best known for was her fight for the rights of women. Her views on equality were seen as insane, but her courageous actions show how she did not let people's words sway her thinking. Overall, Olympe's passion laid in the immortal belief of equality for all humans, despite sex, color, or origin. Her thinking and immense bravory would lead to the basis of U.S. policy.
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