Women and Economics: A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution

By Charlotte Perkins Gilman, University of California Press, 1998

Women And Economics is a book by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (also known for The Yellow Wallpaper), published in 1898.

Not only was it a theoretical analysis of a male-centred culture, it was also a vivid call for women's economic independence. Whilst not endorsing the views of the suffrage movement (believing that it was not crucial to women's independence), she argued that women would truly be free once they had the means to be support themselves.

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This masterpiece of social science by the author of "The Yellow Wallpaper" explores the evolution of women’s economic reliance on men. Gilman discusses the limitations in intellectual and emotional development inherent in this convention and its injurious effects on both sexes. A classic of feminist theory, this work still resonates a century after its initial publication.

About the Author

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), author of the celebrated short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," is regarded by many as a leading intellectual in the women's movement in the United States during the first two decades of the twentieth century. Michael Kimmel is Professor of Sociology at SUNY, Stony Brook, and the author of Manhood in America: A Cultural History (1995). Amy Aronson holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University and has taught Media Studies at Rutgers University, Hofstra University, and the New School for Social Research. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Useful Links:

• Works by Charlotte Perkins Gilman at Project Gutenberg
• "Similar Cases" — poem by Gilman
• "Charlotte Perkins Gilman"; Short biography and bibliography from Author's Calendar

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