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http://www.tomrichey.net The political upheavals of the French Revolution, along with the liberal philosophy of the Enlightenment, provided an atmosphere where women began to advocate for political equality more vocally than they ever had before. While the French Revolution was not a feminist revolution, it gave birth to the modern feminist movement through the writings and actions of Olympe de Gouges, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Charlotte Corday.