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Also Known As Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman ā€¢ Charlotte Anna Perkins ā€¢ Charlotte Anna Perkins Stetson Gilman
Born July 3, 1860 ā€¢ Hartford ā€¢ Connecticut
Died August 17, 1935 (aged 75) ā€¢ Pasadena ā€¢ California
Notable Works ā€œThe Man-Made Worldā€ ā€¢ ā€œThe Yellow Wallpaperā€ ā€¢ ā€œWomen and Economicsā€
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Role In womenā€™s rights movement

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AmericanĀ feminist, lecturer, writer, and publisher Charlotte Perkins Gilman, c. 1900
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