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Charlotte Perkins Gilman

American suffragist (1860-1936)

About Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Best remembered for her short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper," Gilman was a prolific and imaginative early feminist writer. Her best-known novel, Herland, first appeared in her own magazine, The Forerunner, each issue of which was written and published entirely by Gilman herself.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Novels Available at Mousehold Words

What Diantha Did (1909-10)
14 parts of 3,000-6,000 words each.

This novel, which ran in the first volume of Gilman's magazine The Forerunner, presents a unique solution to the "servant problem" facing women of all classes in Gilman's day.
Herland (1915)
12 parts of 4,000-4,500 words each.

Gilman's most famous work, this novel tells the story of a lost society peopled entirely by women. A classic didactic novel, Gilman's wit and skill also make it more of a compelling human story than might be expected.

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