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Olympe de Gouges

French playwright and feminist, 1748 to 1793

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Wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen in 1791, opposed slavery, and was guillotined during the Terror.

Olympe de Gouges sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly progressive on culture, strongly libertarian on liberty and authority and leaning peace-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where Olympe de Gouges sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Olympe de Gouges

Radical democracyWants more direct participation in decisions, through assemblies, referendums and…98%MutualismA market-based anarchism in which workers and small producers trade fairly through…97%Basic income movementArgues that every citizen should receive a regular, unconditional payment to end poverty…97%CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.97%

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