Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a pioneering feminist writer whose novella The Yellow Wallpaper is a landmark study of feminine oppression and psychological breakdown. Her work blended social theory and fiction to advocate for women's economic independence.
Works
- The Yellow WallpaperShort story of a woman driven to madness by confinement and patriarchal medical treatment
- HerlandUtopian novel of an all-female society discovered by male explorers in unknown lands
- With Her in OurlandNovel following travelers from utopian Herland discovering the flaws of modern civilization
- What Diantha DidNovel of a young woman pioneering a new lifestyle of independence and self-sufficiency
- The CruxNovel addressing eugenics and women's independence through a story of family conflict