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1751 BCE
Helping finance Denis Diderot leading project
One of the first women in the Enlightenment to help finance the leading philosophy project. Madame Geoffrin (helped Denis Diderot 1700-1751) -
enlightenment novels
Enlightenment idea novels were very popular with women -
Catherine the the great
She ruler of Russia from 1767-1796 her thinking about enlightenment ideas ideas changed after a massive uprising -
Joseph the second king of Austria
one of the most radical thinkers -
frederick the 2 the king of purissa from 1740 t0 1786
he wrote " i must enlighten my people,cultivate their manner morals, and make them as happy as human being can be, or as happy as the mean at my disposal permit"
