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Charlotte Perkins Gilman “The labor of women in the house, certainly, enables men to produce more wealth than they otherwise could; and in this way women are economic factors in society. But so are horses.” -Charlotte Perkins Gilman

In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, horses and other animals had more rights than women and children, and this fact was reflected in the writings of many influential female writers of the time. birminghamhistory.co.uk

Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a feminist journalist whose past experiences and current social conditions helped her produce many literary works that focused on the themes of social criticism and a call for change. susanswanonline.com

Influence of her past Parents separated Moved a lot uliejordanscott.typepad.com

Influence of her past Abolitionist relatives Independent women americaslibrary.govbannedbooks.world.edu

Social Influences Civil War Increased rights for some danmillerinpanama.wordpress.com

Social Influences Industrial Revolution Women’s Movement teacherlink.org

Themes reflected in her writings Social criticism – treatment of wives Call for change – recognize as equal louiseh7762.wordpress.com

Themes reflected in her writings Social criticism – unequal justice Call for change – equal under the law ouiseh7762.wordpress.com

Themes reflected in her writings Social criticism – gender roles Call for change – sharing of responsibilities l ouiseh7762.wordpress.com

THESIS Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a feminist journalist whose past experiences and current social conditions helped her produce many literary works that focused on the themes of social criticism and a call for change. poetryfoundation.org

Charlotte Perkins Gilman devoted her life and her writings to continually arguing against social conventions that gave women less legal protection and less social standing than what was currently given to horses. blogs.baylor.edu

Works Cited Beekman, Mary “Charlotte Perkins Gilman.” Women’s Intellectual Contributions to the Study of Mind and Society. No date. Web. 23 Sept "Domestic Goddess: Charlotte Perkins Gilman." Women as Writers. 23 Aug Web. 25 Sept Reuben, Paul P. "Chapter 6: Charlette Perkins Gilman." PAL: Perspectives in American Literature- A Research and Reference Guide. No Date. Web. 25. Sept Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. “The Yellow Walpaper." Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing: 6 th Compact Interactive ed. Eds. X. J. Kennedy & Dana Gioia. Boston: Longman, Print