Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was an American writer, lecturer, and social reformer. She is best known for her short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," which is considered a classic of feminist literature. Gilman was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and was the daughter of Mary Perkins and Frederic Beecher Perkins. She was educated at home and at the Rhode Island School of Design. Gilman wrote extensively on topics such as women's rights, marriage, motherhood, and the home. She was a strong advocate for women's suffrage and was a founding member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She also wrote several books, including Women and Economics (1898), The Home: Its Work and Influence (1903), and Human Work (1904). Gilman was married twice and had two children. She died in 1935 in Pasadena, California. Her work has been widely anthologized and continues to be studied and discussed in feminist and literary circles.
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