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Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman (July 3, 1860 - August 17, 1935), American writer and feminist pioneer. The short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" was published in 1892, "Women and Economics" was published in 1898, and the magazine "The Forerunner" founded in 1909 was published until 1916. Committed suicide in 1935.

Category
Scholars
Nationality
United States
Born
1860-07-03
Died
1935-08-17
Wikidata
Q287752
Occupations poetnovelistphilosophersociologistwriterartisteconomistwomen's rights activisteditfeminist
Aliases Charlotte Anna Perkins Stetson GilmanCharlotte P. GilmanCharlotte PerkinsCharlotte Perkins GilmanCharlotte Perkins StetsonCharlotte Perkins Gilman

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