Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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, early
sociologist, 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. Her works were primarily focused on gender, specifically gendered labor division in society, and the problem of male domination. 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.
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