The Humanness of Women: Theory and Practice of Feminism (Essays and Sketches) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Feminist theory, women's economics, and the remaking of home, work, and stateBy Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Length20h 26m
About this audiobook
The Humanness of Women: Theory and Practice of Feminism gathers Charlotte Perkins Gilman's incisive essays and sketches into a powerful argument for women's full social, economic, and intellectual personhood. Written in a lucid, polemical style that blends satire, social science, and moral urgency, the collection belongs to the Progressive Era tradition of reform writing while anticipating later feminist analyses of gender as a social construction. Gilman examines marriage, labor, motherhood, education, and domestic ideology, exposing how "femininity" has been used to limit human development. Gilman (1860–1935), best known for "The Yellow Wall-Paper" and Women and Economics, wrote from the intersection of personal experience and public reform. Her struggles with prescribed domesticity, depression, and professional exclusion sharpened her critique of the household as an economic institution. As a lecturer, editor, and theorist, she sought not merely legal rights for women but a reorganization of society that would liberate both sexes from constricting roles. This volume is recommended to readers of feminist theory, American literature, and social history. It offers a revealing portrait of early twentieth-century feminism at once visionary, provocative, and historically complex.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology
Length20 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 1, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Humanness of Women: Theory and Practice of Feminism (Essays and Sketches) (Annotated)
18XVII RESULTS
2Introduction
19The Humanness Of Women
3Author Biography
20The Beauty Women Have Lost
4Historical Context
21Woman And The State
5Synopsis (Selection)
22Women Teachers, Married And Unmarried
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6Women and Economics (pt. 1)
23Our Overworked Instincts
7Women and Economics (pt. 2)
24Her Pets
8Women and Economics (pt. 3)
25Private Morality And Public Immorality
9Women and Economics (pt. 4)
26The New Motherhood
10The Home: Its Works and Influence
27The Nun In The Kitchen
11TWO CALLINGS
28Kitchen-mindedness
12I INTRODUCTORY
29Parlor-mindedness
13IV PRESENT CONDITIONS
30Nursery-mindedness
14VI THE HOME AS A WORKSHOP
31Analysis
15IX DOMESTIC ETHICS
32Reflection
16XII THE CHILD AT HOME
33Memorable Quotes
17XIV HOME INFLUENCE ON MEN
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