Gilman

The late eighteen-hundreds represented a period of oppression for women and their rights to individual freedom and happiness. Women were expected to care for the home and the children, and to obey the will of their husbands. They were discouraged from particpating in the intelectual arena, and were frowned upon if they expressed independant opinions or desires. Charlotte Perkins Gilman experienced these things on a personal level and from her experiences with the feminist movement …

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