The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: An Autobiography
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman introduction by Anne J. Lane foreword by Zona Gale
University of Wisconsin Press, 1991 Paper: 978-0-299-12744-2 Library of Congress Classification PS1744.G57Z5 1991 Dewey Decimal Classification 305.42092
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
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.
REVIEWS
"As years passed and continuous writing and speaking developed the various lines of thought I was following, my work grew in importance but lost in market value. . . . Theodore Dreiser looked gloomily at me over his desk and said: 'You should consider more what the editors want.' Of course I should have . . . but if one writes to express important truths, needed yet unpopular, the market is necessarily limited."—Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"With the emerging awareness of autobiographies by famous women and how they differ from those by men, it is time for The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman to become a permanent addition to the literature. The outline of Gilman's unconventional life, as usually given in reference works and headnotes to her fiction, provides little insight into the brave, vivacious personality that radiates from her autobiography."—Nancy Engbretsen Schaumburger, Belles Lettres
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Introduction
Lane,
Ann J.
Author's Note
Foreword
Gale,
Zona
CHAPTER I.
Background
CHAPTER II.
Beginnings
CHAPTER III.
The End of Childhood
CHAPTER IV.
Building a Religion
CHAPTER V.
Girlhood—If Any
CHAPTER VI.
Power and Glory
CHAPTER VII.
Love and Marriage
CHAPTER VIII.
The Breakdown
CHAPTER IX.
Pasadena
CHAPTER X.
Oakland
CHAPTER XI.
Motherhood
CHAPTER XII.
San Francisco
CHAPTER XIII.
At Large
CHAPTER XIV.
England
CHAPTER XV.
Wander Years
CHAPTER XVI.
Coming Up
CHAPTER XVII.
Over the Top
CHAPTER XVIII.
Three Flats and a House—1900–1922
CHAPTER XIX.
Conventions, Editors, and the “Forerunner”
CHAPTER XX.
Home
CHAPTER XXI.
The Last Ten
Index
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The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: An Autobiography
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman introduction by Anne J. Lane foreword by Zona Gale
University of Wisconsin Press, 1991 Paper: 978-0-299-12744-2
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.
REVIEWS
"As years passed and continuous writing and speaking developed the various lines of thought I was following, my work grew in importance but lost in market value. . . . Theodore Dreiser looked gloomily at me over his desk and said: 'You should consider more what the editors want.' Of course I should have . . . but if one writes to express important truths, needed yet unpopular, the market is necessarily limited."—Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"With the emerging awareness of autobiographies by famous women and how they differ from those by men, it is time for The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman to become a permanent addition to the literature. The outline of Gilman's unconventional life, as usually given in reference works and headnotes to her fiction, provides little insight into the brave, vivacious personality that radiates from her autobiography."—Nancy Engbretsen Schaumburger, Belles Lettres
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Introduction
Lane,
Ann J.
Author's Note
Foreword
Gale,
Zona
CHAPTER I.
Background
CHAPTER II.
Beginnings
CHAPTER III.
The End of Childhood
CHAPTER IV.
Building a Religion
CHAPTER V.
Girlhood—If Any
CHAPTER VI.
Power and Glory
CHAPTER VII.
Love and Marriage
CHAPTER VIII.
The Breakdown
CHAPTER IX.
Pasadena
CHAPTER X.
Oakland
CHAPTER XI.
Motherhood
CHAPTER XII.
San Francisco
CHAPTER XIII.
At Large
CHAPTER XIV.
England
CHAPTER XV.
Wander Years
CHAPTER XVI.
Coming Up
CHAPTER XVII.
Over the Top
CHAPTER XVIII.
Three Flats and a House—1900–1922
CHAPTER XIX.
Conventions, Editors, and the “Forerunner”
CHAPTER XX.
Home
CHAPTER XXI.
The Last Ten
Index
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