Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Also known as Charlotte Perkins Stetson, Charlotte Perkins, Charlotte P. Gilman, Charlotte Anna Perkins Stetson Gilman
American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer (1860–1935)
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer who lived from 1860 to 1935 and used her work to advance women's rights. She matters because she was an influential voice in the feminist movement during a crucial period in American history.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman (July 3, 1860 – August 17, 1935) was a prominent American novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and non fiction, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women, and she served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. Her best remembered work today is her semi-autobiographical short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper", which she wrote
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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, 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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