The French social activist, feminist and playwright who fell out of favour with fellow revolutionaries and was executed at the guillotine. Show more She fought to give women the right to divorce and ...

as the French themselves were massacring one another in the name of liberté, egalité, and fraternité. In the play, all three women connect through Olympe de Gouges, whom you Through 7/8: Wed-Fri 7:30 ...

Revolutionary figures Georges Danton, Maximilien Robespierre, Jean-Paul Marat and others all make appearances in France's school curriculum in fourth, eighth and 11 th grade. While there are plenty of ...

Charlotte Northeast in Theatre Horizon's production of "The Revolutionists." (Photo courtesy of Alex Medvick) “The Revolutionists,” about four women who insist on playing roles in the French ...

For a lot of people, mention of the French Revolution conjures up images of wealthy nobles being led to the guillotine. Thanks to countless movies, books and half-remembered history lessons, many have ...

Theatre UAB will present “The Revolutionists,” an irreverent comedy about four beautiful, badass women who lose their heads in 1790s Paris, from Feb. 26-March 2. This girl-powered play’s central ...

She fought to give women the right to divorce and campaigned on behalf of children born out of wedlock. But in late 18th century France, her radical thinking proved too much for her contemporaries in ...