Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman | |
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| Born | Charlotte Anna Perkins July 3, 1860 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 17, 1935 (aged 75) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
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| Education | Rhode Island School of Design (1878) |
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| Spouse | Charles Walter Stetson
(m. 1884; div. 1894)Houghton Gilman
(m. 1900; died 1934) |
| Children | 1 |
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Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman (/ˈɡɪlmən/; née Perkins; July 3, 1860 – August 17, 1935), also known by her first married name Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, early sociologist, advocate for social reform, and eugenicist.[1] She was a utopian feminist and served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. Her works were primarily focused on gender, specifically gendered labor division in society, and the problem of male domination. She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.[2] Her best remembered work today is her semi-autobiographical short story "The Yellow Wallpaper", which she wrote after a severe bout of postpartum depression.
- ^ "Charlotte Perkins Gilman". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "Gilman, Charlotte Perkins". National Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 30, 2022.