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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, 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: 4.03 · 308,903 ratings · 19,561 reviews · 731 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Elaine Hedges (Afterword) 4.10 avg rating — 179,344 ratings — published 1892 — 5997 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 4.05 avg rating — 84,325 ratings — published 1892 — 33 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 — 20,769 ratings — published 1915 — 4135 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 4.07 avg rating — 6,051 ratings — published 1892 — 4 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) 4.11 avg rating — 1,881 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
	The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Lynne Sharon Schwartz (Introduction) 3.95 avg rating — 1,501 ratings — 6 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 Wall-Paper, and Selected Writings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Denise D. Knight 3.90 avg rating — 1,467 ratings — published 1915 — 20 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 3.93 avg rating — 792 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Herland (1915) (includes "The Yellow Wallpaper") by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, PlanetMonk Books (Editor) 3.63 avg rating — 734 ratings — 40 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 and Other Writings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Alexander Black (Introduction) 3.85 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2000 — 4 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

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Series by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Herland Trilogy (3 books)
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman

3.48 avg rating — 21,489 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)

3.51 avg rating — 129 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

866 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

533 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

131 likes

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