Charlotte Perkins Gilman (; née Perkins; July 3, 1860 – August 17, 1935), also known by her first married name Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate for social reform, and eugenicist. She was a utopian feminist and served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Her best remembered work today is her semi-autobiographical short story "The Yellow Wallpaper", which she wrote after a severe bout of postpartum psychosis.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Charles Walter Stetson, Charlote Perkins Stetson, Charlotte A. Perkins, and 24 others
Charlotte Anna Perkins, Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman, Charlotte Anna Perkins Stetson Gilman, Charlotte Gilman Perkins, Charlotte P. Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Charlotte Perkins Gilman Stetson, Charlotte Perkins Stetson, Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman, Charlotte Perkins-Gilman, Charlotte Perkins-Stetson, Charlotte Stetson Gilman, Giruman Fujin, Шарлотта Перкинс Гилман, Шарлотта Перкінс Гілман, جيلمان، شارلوط (پركينس) ستيتسون, جيلمسان، شارلوط, ستيتسون، شارلوط (پركينس), شارلوت پرکینز گیلمان, پركينس-ستيتسون، شارلوط, ギルマン, ギルマン フジン, ギルマン夫人 - Born:
- Aug. 8, 1860
- Died:
- Aug. 8, 1935
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman (; née Perkins; July 3, 1860 – August 17, 1935), also known by her first married name Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate for social reform, and eugenicist. She was a utopian feminist and served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Her best remembered work today is her semi-autobiographical short story "The Yellow Wallpaper", which she wrote after a severe bout of postpartum psychosis.
Books by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Individual and Society
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Bernardine Evaristo, Kate Chopin, and 1 other