Gilman, Charlotte (Anna) Perkins (Stetson)
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died Aug. 17, 1935, Pasadena, Calif.
U.S. feminist theorist, writer, and lecturer.
She gained worldwide fame as a lecturer on women, ethics, labour, and society. In her best-known work, Women and Economics (1898), she proposed that women's sexual and maternal roles had been overemphasized to the detriment of their social and economic potential and that only economic independence could bring true freedom. Her other works include the celebrated short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" (1899).
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Gilman, Charlotte Anna Perkins — ▪ American author and social reformer in full Charlotte Anna Perkins Stetson Gilman , née Charlotte Anna Perkins born July 3, 1860, Hartford, Conn., U.S. died Aug. 17, 1935, Pasadena, Calif. American feminist, lecturer, writer, and publisher… … Universalium
Gilman, Charlotte (Anna) Perkins (Stetson) — (3 jul. 1860, Hartford, Conn., EE.UU.–17 ago. 1935, Pasadena, Cal.). Teórica feminista, escritora y conferencista estadounidense. Obtuvo fama mundial por sus conferencias sobre mujeres, ética, trabajo y sociedad. En su obra más conocida, Women… … Enciclopedia Universal
Charlotte Perkins Gilman — Born July 3, 1860(1860 07 03) Hartford, Connecticut Died August 17, 1935 … Wikipedia
Charlotte Perkins Gilman — hacia el año 1900 … Wikipedia Español
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Perkins — /perr kinz/, n. 1. Frances, 1882 1965, U.S. sociologist: Secretary of Labor 1933 45. 2. Maxwell (Evarts), 1884 1947, U.S. editor. * * * (as used in expressions) Gilman Charlotte Anna Perkins Stetson Perkins Anthony Perkins Frances Fannie Coralie… … Universalium
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