wallpaper
the yellow wall paper and other writings
there is no female mind . the brain is not an organ of sex . might as well speak of a female liver . charlotte perkins gilman br charlotte perkins gilman 1860 1935 a leading figure in the womens movement of the early twentieth century is a pillar of the american feminist canon . this edition of her work includes her best known story the yellow wall paper a terrifying tale about a woman driven to the brink of insanity by the rest cure she is ordered to follow by her doctor to relieve her postpartum depression . also included is a wide range of other short stories ; an abridged version of her little known but brilliant utopian novel herland about a peaceful all female world ; and selections from her landmark treatise women and economics first published in 1898 to universal acclaim .
gilmans turn of the century feminist novel offers a portrait of a marriage and describes the experiences of a woman suffering a nervous breakdown .