THE STORY OF A STRONG AND COURAGEOUS WOMAN DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION Marie Gouze was born in Montauban in 1748, raised under the conventions of eighteenth-century France. At 18, a mother and widow, she felt free to express her ideas and adopted the pseudonym Olympe de Gouges. Years later, she moved to Paris, where she actively participated in political and cultural life. A faithful reader of Rousseau, inspired by the libertarian ideas of pre-revolutionary France, Olympe dedicated herself intensely to writing—an activity she would pursue until the very end of her life and which would cause her many problems. She earned enemies and scandalized the most conservative, but she never stopped defending her libertarian ideals. In 1791, she drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen, demanding equality between the sexes and the right to vote. This beautifully crafted graphic novel tells the story of a woman who made her mark on the history of the French Revolution. From renowned comic artists José-Louis Bocquet and Catel Muller, this graphic novel beautifully captures the incredible settings and personalities of 18th-century France. • José-Louis Bocquet and Catel Muller are the authors of the graphic novel Kiki de Montparnasse, also published by Editora Record and winner of the Grand Prix RTL de Comic Strip and the Essentiel Fnac-SNCF (Angoulême 2008).
