Olympe de Gouges
This celebrity goo was created by player Samir Mehta.
Scott Hardie provided the gooed image, category, and difficulty, made minor changes to the clue provided by Samir, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Saturday, December 27, 2014 (part of Winter 2015)
category: 
Activism
clue: Droits de la femme?! Quelle révolution!
explanation: de Gouges was one of the first well-known Western feminist figures. Prominent in the French Revolution, she criticized the Revolutionaries for their lack of work on women's rights. She was executed in the Reign of Terror. more…
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Richard Slominsky, Mike Rothstein, and Erik Bates
trivia: Samir also provided the explanation.
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