Charlotte Perkins Gilman: 157 books

La historia de la literatura universal está plagada de ejemplos de mujeres malignas que han manipulado la voluntad de los hombres utilizando como armas su inteligencia y belleza, mostrando la debilidad del hombre ante las dulces palabras y el erotismo. Como fiel reflejo de la sociedad en que se desarrolla,...

HANDICAPPED     One may use the Old Man of the Sea, For a partner or patron, But helpless and hapless is he Who is ridden, inextricably, By a fond old mer-matron.     The Warden house was more impressive in appearance than its neighbors. It had "grounds," instead of...

The Warden house was more impressive in appearance than its neighbors. It had “grounds, ” instead of a yard or garden; it had wide pillared porches and “galleries, ” showing southern antecedents; moreover, it had a cupola, giving date to the building, and proof of the continuing ambitions of the builders.

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In offering this study to a public accustomed only to the unquestioning acceptance of the home as something perfect, holy, quite above discussion, a word of explanation is needed. First, let it be clearly and definitely stated, the purpose of this book is to maintain and improve the home. Criticism...

This story is, first, for young women to read; second, for young men to read; after that, for anybody who wants to. Anyone who doubts its facts and figures is referred to "Social Diseases and Marriage," by Dr. Prince Morrow, or to "Hygiene and Morality," by Miss Lavinia Dock, a...

Um clássico da literatura feminista pela primeira vez no Brasil Uma mulher fragilizada emocionalmente é internada, pelo próprio marido, em uma espécie de retiro terapêutico em um quarto revestido por um obscuro e assustador papel de parede amarelo. Por anos, desde a sua publicação, o livro...

Publicado pela primeira vez em 1915, Terra das mulheres mostra como seria uma sociedade utópica composta unicamente por mulheres. Antes de o leitor encontrar a suposta maravilha dessa utopia, terá de acompanhar três exploradores — Van, o narrador, o doce Jeff, e Terry, o machão — e suas considerações...

* Book : With Her in Ourland * Biography * Bibliography Sequel to Herland. Herland described an all-women utopia in a secluded high valley, where 3 adventurous young men visit by airplane. Eventually, 2 of the 3 are expelled, along with a young Herland woman who has married one of the men....

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Author of the well-known short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" and other important fiction, Charlotte Perkins [Stetson] Gilman (1860–1935) was an ardent advocate of women's rights. In this classic feminist treatise, Gilman argues that women's dependence on men for their livelihood results in a state...

Herland is a utopian novel from 1915, written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The book describes an isolated society composed entirely of white European women who reproduce via parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction). The result is an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It...

The Yellow Wallpaper" is a 6,000-word short story by American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in January 1892 in New England Magazine. It is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's physical and mental health. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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