WOMEN & ECONOMICS

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935) was a prominent American feminist, sociologist, and writer of fiction and non-fiction. Born on July 3, 1860, in Hartford, Connecticut, Gilman grew up in a context of challenging economic conditions and fluctuating family fortunes, which influenced her lifelong advocacy for women's economic independence. A central figure in the early women's movement, Gilman gai...