Why is Olympe de Gouges's declaration important in the history of women's movement?

Correct answer: It gave written political form to women's equality

The governing concept is the use of a written political claim to challenge exclusion. Olympe de Gouges’s declaration did more than express sympathy for women; it reformulated the language of revolutionary rights so that women were explicitly included as citizens. It demanded equality before law, participation in public life and recognition of women’s civic responsibilities. Option A is correct because the declaration gave women’s equality a clear, public and political form that could be debated and remembered. Option B supports the old order, C strengthens absolutism, and D contradicts her activism. Its importance lies in making gender equality an explicit political principle.