The French Revolution was a period in which France experienced many changes, many of which could be considered revolutionary. The entire system and way of being in France have been completely changed. New ideas were proposed every day. An idea is revolutionary when it is new, when it is something that has never been thought of before. The Declaration of the Rights of Women, written by Olympe de Gouges in September 1791, was one of the ideas proposed to the National Assembly (Hunt, Web 1). The document proposed that since the French Revolution aimed to find equality for all, women should be equal to men and therefore should have the same rights as men. Women at this time lived in terrible conditions. They had little access to education and therefore could not enter professions requiring advanced training, were legally disenfranchised, and were not considered citizens (Class Discussion Notes). If equal rights were not granted to women, the French Revolution would not have reached its full potential, according to Gouges. She expresses this idea in her document by saying: “This revolution will only take effect when all women become fully aware of their deplorable condition and the rights they have lost in society” (Gouges, Web). Anyone who questioned the Revolution was immediately put to death (Class Discussion Notes). If Gouges' document and ideas were important enough to attract the attention of the National Assembly and put her to death, her ideas could be considered important and revolutionary (Britannica, Web 1). But the document was not revolutionary. The Declaration of the Rights of Women was not a revolutionary document because its ideas were borrowed from other people and were not...... middle of paper ......, Lynn:Web 1: http ://chnm. gmu.edu/revolution/d/293/Web2: http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/295/Book: The French Revolution and Human Rights: A Brief Documentary History-Lynn HuntBritannica:Web 1: “Olympia de Gouges.” British Encyclopedia. Online academic edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. January 12, 2014. .Web 2: “Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet. » Encyclopedia Britannica. Online academic edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. January 12, 2014. .Gouges:Web: http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/293/National Assembly:Web: http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/295/