"The First Essay on the Political Rights of Women" by Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat Condorcet is a powerful argument for women's right to vote and participate in politics, written in the late 1700s. The essay tackles the unfair treatment of women by the law and society. Condorcet points out that if men and women are both human, then they should have the same basic rights. He argues that it doesn't make sense to keep women from being citizens and sharing their ideas to help run the government. He uses history to show that women are just as capable as men when it comes to leading. Ultimately, the essay is a push for a more just and equal society, where women are given the same political power as men.
The first essay on the political rights of women
By Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat Condorcet
In a time of revolution, a lone voice cries out that true freedom can only be achieved when both men and women have equal power.
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About the AuthorMarie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet, known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French political economist and mathematician. His ideas, including support for free markets, public education, constitutional government, and equal rights for women and people of all races, have been said to embody the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment, of which he has been called the "last witness", and Enlightenment rationalism. A critic of the constitution proposed by Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles in 1793, the Convention Nationale — and the Jacobin faction in particular — voted to have Condorcet arrested. He died in prison after a period of hiding from the French Revolutionary authorities.
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet, known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French political economist and mathematician. His ideas, including support for free markets, public education, constitutional government, and equal rights for women and people of all races, have been said to embody the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment, of which he has been called the "last witness", and Enlightenment rationalism. A critic of the constitution proposed by Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles in 1793, the Convention Nationale — and the Jacobin faction in particular — voted to have Condorcet arrested. He died in prison after a period of hiding from the French Revolutionary authorities.
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