The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: An Autobiography

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Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1991 - Biography & Autobiography - 341 pages

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1869-1935) was one of the leading intellectuals of the American women's movement in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Moving beyond the struggle for suffrage, Gilman confronted an even larger problem--economic and social discrimination against women. Her book, Women and Economics, published in 1898, was repeatedly printed and translated into seven languages. She was a tireless traveler, lecturer, and writer and is perhaps best known for her dramatic short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper." Gilman's autobiography gives us access to the life of a remarkable and courageous woman.
Originally published in 1935, soon after Gilman's death, The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman has been out of print for several years. This edition includes a new introduction by Gilman's noted biographer, Anne J. Lane.

 

Contents

INTRODUCTION BY ANN J LANE
xi
AUTHORS NOTE
xxv
FOREWORD BY ZONA GALE
xxvii
CHAPTER
xxxi
BACKGROUND I
1
BEGINNINGS
12
THE END OF CHILDHOOD
25
BUILDING A RELIGION
35
MOTHERHOOD
153
SAN FRANCISCO
165
AT LARGE
181
ENGLAND
198
WANDER YEARS
215
COMING UP
234
OVER THE TOP
257
THREE FLATS AND A HOUSE19001922278
278

GIRLHOODIF ANY
44
POWER AND GLORY
61
LOVE AND MARRIAGE
78
THE BREAKDOWN
90
PASADENA
107
OAKLAND
131
CONVENTIONS EDITORS AND THE FORERUNNER
298
HOME
316
THE LAST TEN
332
INDEX 337
337
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