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Charlotte Perkins Gilman Novelist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jul 3, 1860
  • Died: Aug 17, 1935

Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a prominent American feminist, 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 postpartum psychosis.

To attain happiness in another world we need only to believe something, while to secure it in this world we must do something. happiness

The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society - more briefly, to find your real job, and do it. relationship