
Public domain version using Etext from Project Gutenberg available to read online at Charlotteperkinsgilman.com, an unofficial site dedicated to the life and works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman with the goal of bringing all of her public domain works together on one site. Story first published in Gilman's magazine The Forerunner, Volume 1 No. 1, November 1909. See: The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) A copy of this story can also be found in The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman, also known as Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was a prominent American sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women, and she served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. Her best remembered work today is her semi-autobiographical short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper", which she wrote after a severe bout of post-partum depression. She was the daughter of Frederic B. Perkins.