![]() ![]() ![]() After the death of their last child in infancy, the doctor informed Charlotte’s mother she could no longer have children. They were married in 1857 and over the course of three years they had three children, including Charlotte. Background InformationĬharlotte’s parents, Mary and Frederick Perkins, were distant cousins. Her writings cover a wide array of feminist issues and were written with the purpose of advancing women’s rights. ![]() Gilman’s writings include eight novels (three of which are utopian romances), a multitude of articles, poems, and short stories, an autobiography and six books of essays. She was a prolific writer and, some would argue, the most influential feminist theorist of her time. Basic InformationĬharlotte Perkins Gilman was born to Mary Wescott Perkins and Frederick Beecher Perkins on July 3, 1860, in Hartford, Connecticut (Scharnhorst,1985, p.1). ![]()
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