Published in September 1791, when the first French Constitution was enacted, the Déclaration des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne questioned the universal character of the Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen, which was significantly placed as the preamble of the Constitution. Well-known French playwright and political writer, Olympe de Gouges addressed the key concept of «homme», recognized as the owner of the declared rights. In order to demonstrate that the concept of «homme» was supposed to be intended as the union of male and female citizens, de Gouges feminized the seventeen articles of the Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen. For instance, the first article proclaims that «Woman is born free and remains the equal of man in rights. Social distinctions can only be founded on a common utility». Hardly known during the French Revolution, even if de Gouges was not the only political writer and activist who demands the full recognition of the political rights of the French women, this text was rediscovered by the feminist movement in the 1970s.