This early work by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was originally published in 1935. It is the autobiography of the American sociologist, novelist and poet who is best remembered for her semi-autobiographical short story The Yellow Wallpaper.
This early work by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was originally published in 1935. It is the autobiography of the American sociologist, novelist and poet w...
It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer. A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity-but that would be asking too much of fate Still I will proudly declare that there is something queer about it. Else, why should it be let so cheaply? And why have stood so long untenanted?
It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer. A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I wou...
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's What Diantha Did is a literature & fiction classic novel which tells the story of Diantha Bell, a young woman who leaves her home and her fiance to start a house cleaning business. Encompassing the genre of women's fiction, What Diantha Did, shows Diantha as a contemporary very resourceful domestic life entrepreneur and she is able to expand her business into a thriving conglomerate enterprise that includes a maid service, cooked food delivery service, a restaurant, and a hotel. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a prominent American feminist, sociologist, novelist,...
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's What Diantha Did is a literature & fiction classic novel which tells the story of Diantha Bell, a young woman who leaves he...
The Man Made World written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 1914 is a feminist theory classic which asserts female independance, that women should fully use their abilities for the benefit of society and for their own satisfaction. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a prominent American feminist, sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and a lecturer of social reform. Her work has impacted literature & fiction, politics, social science, and women's studies. In addition to The Man Made World Charlotte Perkins Gilman is the author of Herland, and The Yellow...
The Man Made World written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 1914 is a feminist theory classic which asserts female independance, that women sho...
Herland is a utopian women's fiction novel written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 1915. The genre fiction classic Herland describes an isolated society composed entirely of women, who reproduce via parthenogenesis also known as asexual reproduction. The result is an ideal social order: free of war, conflict, and domination. Herland is a classic in literature & fiction and genre fiction, it is also an important feminist work. In addition to writing women's fiction, Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a prominent American feminist, sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and...
Herland is a utopian women's fiction novel written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 1915. The genre fiction classic Herland describes an isolat...
The story details the descent of a young woman into madness. Her supportive, though misunderstanding husband, John, believes it is in her best interests to go on a rest cure after the birth of their child. The family spends the summer at a colonial mansion that has, in the narrator's words, "something queer about it." She and her husband move into an upstairs room that she assumes was once a nursery, having it serve as their bedroom due to its multitude of windows, which provide the air so needed in her recovery. In addition to the couple, John's sister Jennie is present; she serves as their...
The story details the descent of a young woman into madness. Her supportive, though misunderstanding husband, John, believes it is in her best interes...
