Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Herland (1915) is a utopian novel by American author and feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Herland was originally published in The Forerunner, a monthly magazine edited by Gilman, before going out of print for the next several decades. The novel was republished with an influential introduction by scholar Ann J. Lane in 1979 and has since been recognized as an important work of science fiction written by a leading feminist of the early twentieth century. A...

Women and Economics (1898) is a sociological and economic study by American author and feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Inspired by her work as a social reformer and advocate for women's suffrage, Gilman sought to write a work of nonfiction that explained the need to introduce women into the workforce while alleviating their responsibilities as wives and mothers. Women and Economics, arguably Gilman's most important work, employs the theories of...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. This volume pairs two of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's most famous works, Herland (1915) and "The Yellow Wallpaper" (1892). Herland, a utopian novel, sketches Gilman's model of a society governed, inhabited, and perpetuated solely by women; while "The Yellow Wallpaper," typically categorized as a Gothic or horror story, dramatizes a young wife's postpartum descent into...

Moving the Mountain is the first book in Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman's well known trilogy. The second book in the trilogy is her land mark classic Herland. Moving Mountain delivers Gilman's program for reforming society. She concentrates on measures of rationality and efficiency that could be instituted in her own time, largely with greater social cooperation - equal education and treatment for girls and boys, day-care centers for working women,...

This edition features "Herland," a utopian novel about the exploration of an isolated, entirely female, society by three American men. Also included is her most famous work, "The Yellow Wall-Paper," a semi-autobiographical story written by Gilman in 1890 after a severe bout of post-partum depression. The story of a woman who is driven insane after three months trapped in her home, deprived of any mental stimulation, was a direct criticism of the doctor...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an American sociologist, author, poet, and lecturer whose influential work and unorthodox lifestyle made her an icon for future generations of feminists. Much of her work criticized common perceptions of the role of women in marriage and society, and advocated for educational, financial, and cultural equality amongst the sexes. Her advocacy is exhibited in her novella "Herland", in which she describes a utopian society...

Die gelbe Tapete ist eine Kurzgeschichte von Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Die Geschichte dreht sich um eine hysterische Frau, deren überlastete Nerven schließlich zu einem mentalen Zusammenbruch führen. Die gelbe Tapete in ihrem Schlafzimmer nimmt nach und nach von ihrem phantasievollen Geist Besitz lässt ihn sich selbst zerstören. Die kleine Geschichte, die in der Ich-Form der Betroffenen erzählt wird, ist in seltenem Maße vom Pathos des Wahnsinns...

The Home: Its Work and Influence (1903) is a sociological study by American author and feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Inspired by her work as a social reformer and advocate for women's suffrage, Gilman sought to write a work of nonfiction that explained the role of the home as a human institution, as well as to address the problems and inequities of home life-especially for women. In the beginning, Gilman argues that "[e]very human being should...

Experience the haunting and powerful journey of 'The Yellow Wallpaper.' This classic short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman delves into the complexities of the human mind, portraying the struggles of a woman confined by societal norms and her own mental health. Set against the backdrop of an oppressive, isolating room with its peculiar yellow wallpaper, the narrative explores themes of identity, freedom, and psychological distress. Gilman's...

En esta recopilación se puede apreciar la maestría de Charlotte Perkins Gilman para el cuento corto, reflexivo y con gran conciencia social. Textos divertidos a la par que trágicos, donde sus protagonistas deciden dar un giro a sus ideas y convicciones para asumir un papel principal en sus vidas. Toda esta obra se puede definir como un clamor hacia el feminismo que ridiculiza con grandes dosis de ironía los cánones patriarcales establecidos hacia...