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The Woman Question, Equality, and the Right to Education: France, 1399 to 1793 1 1 Work developed in the research project supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), for the period March/2015 to February/2020 and, for the same period, by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul/Faculty of Education and Graduate Program in Education. In fact, due to the researcher's health problem, the end of the project was anticipated to May 2019. .

Abstract:

This article explores the relationship between the woman question and equality between the sexes regarding the right to education. The research was centered in France, from 1399 to the French Revolution. Three periods of cumulative creation were defined: that of Christine de Pizan, the first woman to live by her pen and support her family with it; that of Marie de Gournay and Poulain de la Barre, who elevated the term equality to a concept and principle; and that of the Marquis of Condorcet and Olympe de Gouges, who enriched the concept of equality with that of universality, thus extending to all human beings (Condorcet) and specifically to blacks (Condorcet and Gouges) all the rights claimed for women.

Keywords:
Education; Women's Rights; Gender Equality

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