Book description
This volume collects two classic works by Charlotte Perkins Gilman:
"The Yellow Wallpaper" -- a chilling tale of descent into
madness -- and "What Diantha Did," an early feminist work.
Also included is a rare, brief essay by Gilman on why she wrote
"The Yellow Wallpaper." Gilman (1860 - 1935) 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 known work is her
semi-autobiographical short story "The Yellow Wallpaper,"
which she wrote after a severe bout of postpartum psychosis.
