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Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman; also Charlotte Perkins Stetson (July 3, 1860 – August 17, 1935), was a prominent American feminist, sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and a lecturer for social reform. [1]

56 relations: Adrian John Ebell, Androcentrism, Autobiographical novel, Bed rest, Boston Evening Transcript, Bristol, Rhode Island, California Legacy Project, Catharine Beecher, Charles Walter Stetson, Chloroform, Commercial art, Cousin marriage, Darwinism, Door-to-door, Euthanasia, Feminism, Feminist movement, Frederic Beecher Perkins, Gender, Grace Ellery Channing, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Hartford, Connecticut, Herland (novel), His Religion and Hers, Humanism, International Socialist Workers and Trade Union Congress, London 1896, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Moving the Mountain (novel), National American Woman Suffrage Association, Nationalist Clubs, Natural philosophy, Non-fiction, Norwich, Connecticut, Pacific Coast Women's Press Association, Pasadena, California, Postpartum depression, Postpartum psychosis, Providence, Rhode Island, Public lecture, Reform movement, Rhode Island School of Design, Short story, Sigmund Freud, Silas Weir Mitchell (physician), Sociology, The Feminist Press, The New England Magazine, The Yellow Wallpaper, Trade card, Uncle Tom's Cabin, ..., Wall Street, With Her in Ourland, Woman's club movement, Women and Economics, Women's suffrage, World War I. Expand index (6 more) »

Adrian John Ebell

Adrian John Ebell (September 20, 1840-April 10, 1877) was a doctor, photographer, and proponent of women's education in the United States.

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Androcentrism

Androcentrism (ancient Greek, ἀνήρ, "man, male") is the practice, conscious or otherwise, of placing a masculine point of view at the center of one's world view, culture, and history, thereby culturally marginalizing femininity.

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Autobiographical novel

An autobiographical novel is a form of novel using autofiction techniques, or the merging of autobiographical and fictive elements.

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Bed rest

Bed rest, also referred to as the rest-cure, is a medical treatment in which a person lies in bed for most of the time to try to cure an illness.

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Boston Evening Transcript

The Boston Evening Transcript was a daily afternoon newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts, published from July 24, 1830, to April 30, 1941.

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Bristol, Rhode Island

Bristol is a town in the historic county seat of Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States.

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California Legacy Project

The California Legacy Project (CLP) began in 2000 as a project at Santa Clara University (SCU) in Santa Clara, CA and later partnered with Heyday Books in Berkeley, CA.

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Catharine Beecher

Catharine Esther Beecher (September 6, 1800 – May 12, 1878) was an American educator known for her forthright opinions on female education as well as her vehement support of the many benefits of the incorporation of kindergarten into children's education.

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Charles Walter Stetson

Charles Walter Stetson (1858–1911) was an American artist often described as a "colorist" for his rich use of color.

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Chloroform

Chloroform, or trichloromethane, is an organic compound with formula CHCl3.

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Commercial art

Commercial art is the art of creative services, referring to art created for commercial purposes, primarily advertising.

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Cousin marriage

Cousin marriage is marriage between cousins (i.e. people with common grandparents or people who share other fairly recent ancestors).

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Darwinism

Darwinism is a theory of biological evolution developed by the English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) and others, stating that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.

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Door-to-door

Door-to-door is a canvassing technique that is generally used for sales, marketing, advertising, or campaigning, in which the person or persons walk from the door of one house to the door of another, trying to sell or advertise a product or service to the general public or gather information.

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Euthanasia

Euthanasia (from εὐθανασία; "good death": εὖ, eu; "well" or "good" – θάνατος, thanatos; "death") is the practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering.

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Feminism

Feminism is a range of political movements, ideologies, and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve political, economic, personal, and social equality of sexes.

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Feminist movement

The feminist movement (also known as the women's movement, or simply feminism) refers to a series of political campaigns for reforms on issues such as reproductive rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, women's suffrage, sexual harassment, and sexual violence, all of which fall under the label of feminism and the feminist movement.

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Frederic Beecher Perkins

Frederic Beecher Perkins (27 September 1828 – 27 January 1899) was an American editor, writer, and librarian.

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Gender

Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity.

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Grace Ellery Channing

Grace Ellery Channing (December 27, 1862 – April 3, 1937) was a writer and poet who published often in The Land of Sunshine.

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author.

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Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Herland (novel)

Herland is a utopian novel from 1915, written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

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His Religion and Hers

His Religion And Hers is a book written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 1922, after she had moved with her husband from New York City to Norwich, Connecticut.

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Humanism

Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence (rationalism and empiricism) over acceptance of dogma or superstition.

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International Socialist Workers and Trade Union Congress, London 1896

The International Socialist Workers and Trade Union Congress held in London from July 26 - August 1, 1896 was the fourth congress of the Second International.

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Isabella Beecher Hooker

Isabella Beecher Hooker (February 22, 1822 – January 25, 1907) was a leader, lecturer and activist in the American suffragist movement.

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Moving the Mountain (novel)

Moving the Mountain is a feminist utopian novel written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

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National American Woman Suffrage Association

The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was an organization formed on February 18, 1890 to advocate in favor of women's suffrage in the United States.

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Nationalist Clubs

Nationalist Clubs were an organized network of socialist political groups which emerged at the end of the 1880s in the United States of America in an effort to make real the ideas advanced by Edward Bellamy in his utopian novel Looking Backward. At least 165 Nationalist Clubs were formed by so-called "Bellamyites," who sought to remake the economy and society through the nationalization of industry.

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Natural philosophy

Natural philosophy or philosophy of nature (from Latin philosophia naturalis) was the philosophical study of nature and the physical universe that was dominant before the development of modern science.

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Non-fiction

Non-fiction or nonfiction is content (sometimes, in the form of a story) whose creator, in good faith, assumes responsibility for the truth or accuracy of the events, people, or information presented.

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Norwich, Connecticut

Norwich, known as 'The Rose of New England', is a city in New London County, Connecticut, United States.

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Pacific Coast Women's Press Association

Pacific Coast Women's Press Association (PCWPA; September 27, 1890 - 1941) was a press organization for women located on the West Coast of the United States.

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Pasadena, California

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located 10 miles (16 kilometers) northeast of Downtown Los Angeles.

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Postpartum depression

Postpartum depression (PPD), also called postnatal depression, is a type of mood disorder associated with childbirth, which can affect both sexes.

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Postpartum psychosis

Postpartum psychosis is a rare psychiatric emergency in which symptoms of high mood and racing thoughts (mania), depression, severe confusion, loss of inhibition, paranoia, hallucinations and delusions set in, beginning suddenly in the first two weeks after childbirth.

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Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States.

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Public lecture

A public lecture is one means employed for educating the public in the arts and sciences.

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Reform movement

A reform movement is a type of social movement that aims to bring a social or political system closer to the community's ideal.

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Rhode Island School of Design

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is a fine arts and design college located in Providence, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

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Short story

A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a "single effect" or mood, however there are many exceptions to this.

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Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud (born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

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Silas Weir Mitchell (physician)

Silas Weir Mitchell (February 15, 1829 – January 4, 1914) was an American physician and writer known for his discovery of causalgia (complex regional pain syndrome) and erythromelalgia.

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Sociology

Sociology is the scientific study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture.

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The Feminist Press

The Feminist Press is an independent nonprofit literary publisher that promotes freedom of expression and social justice.

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The New England Magazine

The New England Magazine was a monthly literary magazine published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1884 to 1917.

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The Yellow Wallpaper

"The Yellow Wallpaper" (original title: "The Yellow Wall-paper. A Story") is a short story by American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine.

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Trade card

A trade card is a square card that is small, but bigger than the modern visiting card, and is exchanged in social circles, that a business distributes to clients and potential customers.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Wall Street

Wall Street is an eight-block-long street running roughly northwest to southeast from Broadway to South Street, at the East River, in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City.

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With Her in Ourland

With Her in Ourland: Sequel to Herland is a feminist novel and sociological commentary written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

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Woman's club movement

The woman's club movement was a social movement that took place throughout the United States.

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Women and Economics

Women and Economics – A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution is a book written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and published in 1898.

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Women's suffrage

Women's suffrage (colloquial: female suffrage, woman suffrage or women's right to vote) --> is the right of women to vote in elections; a person who advocates the extension of suffrage, particularly to women, is called a suffragist.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Perkins_Gilman

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