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One of my favorite stories.
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https://smile.amazon.com/Delphi-Compl......"
This will be the first of her works I have read so thanks for the link :) Which of her works have you read that you liked the most?
Tracey wrote: "Haaze wrote: "A nice collection of Gilman's works:https://smile.amazon.com/Delphi-Compl......"
Herland is a fun novel. She wrote a lot of short stories, and a nonfiction book called Womem and economics
Tracey wrote: "Haaze wrote: "A nice collection of Gilman's works:https://smile.amazon.com/Delphi-Compl......"
Alas, I am a Gilman neophyte.... :P
So am I, and look forward to reading her work with the group.
Rosemarie wrote: "So am I, and look forward to reading her work with the group."I read about her years ago. I don't remember where. I've read Herland and the sequel (the title escapes me as it wasn't as good as the first), and a collection of her short stories. She's a feminist in her thinking and writings. I do have her book on economics which was really difficult to find, but haven't read it yet. If I remember correctly, the premise of that work is women were stuck due to the push of society to be wife and mother. She also felt women should earn money for taking care of the home, raising children, and the like.
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I read about her years ago. I don't remember where. I've read Herland and the sequel (the title escapes me as it wa..."
I had read she was a feminist and a social reformer and that The Yellow Wallpaper was written after suffering postpartum depression. I have wanted to read it for a while and am hoping by reading it as a group it won't be too depressing.
Tracey wrote: "Deborah wrote: "Rosemarie wrote: "So am I, and look forward to reading her work with the group."I read about her years ago. I don't remember where. I've read Herland and the sequel (the title esc..."
Yes she based the story on her personal experience with depression. It helps to know that the "cure" at the time was isolation. Also up until, I believe (again working from memory) that up until the 1950s, at least in the US, a husband could arbitrarily institutionalize his wife for very shaken reasons. Like she didn't I've him.
Are you reading the collection of stories, or just a select few? I may join in on this
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We are doing as a group just The Yellow Wallpaper but reading other stories as a buddy read is possible. We are also reading The Turn of the Screw as both are fairly short. Please join in any or both if you can.
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I read about her years ago. I don't remember where. I've read Herland and the sequel..."
It has been shown that prolonged isolation causes physiological changes within the brain that would make a person psychologically disturbed. Some cure!
Tracey wrote: "Deborah wrote: "Tracey wrote: "Deborah wrote: "Rosemarie wrote: "So am I, and look forward to reading her work with the group."I read about her years ago. I don't remember where. I've read Herlan..."
Yes, it was the common cure for women's depression.
