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Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Born

in Hartford, Connecticut, The United States

July 03, 1860

Died

August 17, 1935

Genre

Fiction, Sociology, Poetry

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), also known as Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was a prominent American sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, 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 after a severe bout of post-partum depression.

She was the daughter of Frederic B. Perkins. ...more

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Average rating: 4.01 · 453,391 ratings · 36,600 reviews · 1,121 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Elaine R. Hedges (Afterword) 4.06 avg rating — 383,647 ratings — published 1892 — 2400 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Herland (The Herland Trilogy, #2) 3.48 avg rating — 27,530 ratings — published 1915 — 1960 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yellow Wall-Paper 4.06 avg rating — 12,327 ratings — published 1892 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Dale M. Bauer (Editor) 4.05 avg rating — 4,085 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Herland, The Yellow Wall-Paper, and Selected Writings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Denise D. Knight 3.84 avg rating — 2,026 ratings — published 1915 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Lynne Sharon Schwartz (Introduction) 3.94 avg rating — 1,845 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Herland / The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, PlanetMonk Books (Editor) 3.68 avg rating — 1,819 ratings — published 1915 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yellow Wallpaper and Selected Writings 3.89 avg rating — 1,395 ratings — published 1935 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories 3.88 avg rating — 1,197 ratings — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yellow Wallpaper 3.89 avg rating — 853 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Herland Trilogy (3 books)
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman

3.47 avg rating — 28,574 ratings

The Elaine R. Hedges American Women’s Literature Series) (1 book)
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman,

Denise D. Knight (Editor),

Catherine J. Golden (Editor)

3.52 avg rating — 148 ratings

Quotes by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (?)

“It is the same woman, I know, for she is always creeping, and most women do not creep by daylight.”
― Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories

tags: creepy, woman

900 likes

“There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. As well speak of a female liver.”
― Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Women and Economics

tags: equality, feminism, women

542 likes

“But I MUST say what I feel and think in some way — it is such a relief! But the effort is getting to be greater than the relief.”
― Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall-Paper

tags: psychology, short-story, writing

154 likes

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Polls

July 2016 Short Story Poll

Animal Farm by George Orwell, 102 pages, 1945

69 votes, 30.3%

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 64 pages, 1892

54 votes, 23.7%

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, 122 pages, 1879

44 votes, 19.3%

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, 104 pages, 1941

31 votes, 13.6%

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, 127 pages, 1923

13 votes, 5.7%

Lost Boy: A Novella by Thomas Wolfe, 95 pages, 1937

11 votes, 4.8%

A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett, 32 pages, 1886

6 votes, 2.6%

228 total votes

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