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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman, also known by her first married name Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, early sociologist, and advocate for social reform. She was an early and leading figure in the women's rights movement in the United States. Her works were primarily focused on gender, specifically gendered labor division in society, and the problem of male domination. Gilman is best known for the semi-autobiographical short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" (1892), based on her experience with postpartum depression, her manifesto calling for women's economic independence, Women and Economics (1898), and the utopian feminist novel, Herland (1915). She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
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Birth
1860
Death
1935
First book
1892
Years writing
134
Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a prominent intellectual and activist who challenged the social norms of her time.
Her most famous work, The Yellow Wallpaper, is a semi-autobiographical story inspired by her own experience with postpartum depression.
Beyond being a novelist and poet, Gilman excelled as a sociologist and economist, deeply analyzing the role of women in society.
She was a key figure in utopian feminism, becoming an inspiring role model for future generations.
Throughout her prolific career, she wrote over 200 works ranging from fiction to sociological essays.