The Humanness of Women: Theory and Practice of Feminism (Studies and Thoughts)
Early Feminist Theory on Labor, Citizenship, and Social ReformBy Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Length18h 37m
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In *The Humanness of Women: Theory and Practice of Feminism*, Charlotte Perkins Gilman argues that women's emancipation is not a special plea for privilege but a demand for the full recognition of women as human beings. Combining social analysis, ethical reflection, and practical reform, the book examines the economic, domestic, educational, and cultural structures that confine women to dependency. Gilman's lucid, didactic prose—characteristically marked by rational argument, vivid illustration, and reformist urgency—places the work within the progressive-era tradition of feminist social criticism. Its central concern is the relationship between individual development and social organization: neither women nor society can flourish while gender roles suppress productive human capacities. Gilman (1860–1935) was a pioneering American feminist, sociologist, lecturer, and fiction writer whose work arose from direct experience of the restrictive "separate spheres" ideology. Her celebrated story "The Yellow Wallpaper" and her influential treatise *Women and Economics* alike challenge the assumption that domestic dependence is natural or morally desirable. In this volume, she extends that critique into a broad theory of feminism grounded in labor, education, citizenship, and collective progress, reflecting her engagement with contemporary reform movements and social-scientific thought. This book is especially valuable for readers seeking a concise yet intellectually ambitious account of Gilman's feminism. It offers historical insight into early twentieth-century debates while retaining contemporary relevance in its interrogation of unpaid labor, institutional inequality, and the social construction of gender. Scholars, students, and general readers will find here both a significant feminist document and a stimulating invitation to connect emancipatory ideals with practical social change.
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GenrePsychology
Length18 hrs 37 mins
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Publish dateMay 21, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Woman Who Did (Annotated)
26IV PRESENT CONDITIONS
2The Humanness of Women: Theory and Practice of Feminism
27V THE HOME AS A WORKSHOP
3Women and Economics
28VI THE HOME AS A WORKSHOP
4PROEM
29VII HOME-COOKING
5PREFACE
30VIII DOMESTIC ART
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6I.
31IX DOMESTIC ETHICS
7II.
32X DOMESTIC ENTERTAINMENT
8III.
33XI THE LADY OF THE HOUSE
9IV.
34XII THE CHILD AT HOME
10V.
35XIII THE GIRL AT HOME
11VI.
36XIV HOME INFLUENCE ON MEN
12VII.
37XVHOME AND SOCIAL PROGRESS
13VIII.
38XVI LINES OF ADVANCE
14IX.
39XVII RESULTS
15X.
40The Humanness Of Women
16XI.
41The Beauty Women Have Lost
17XII.
42Woman And The State
18XIII.
43Women Teachers, Married And Unmarried
19XIV.
44Our Overworked Instincts
20XV.
45Her Pets
21The Home: Its Works and Influence
46Private Morality And Public Immorality
22TWO CALLINGS
47The New Motherhood
23I INTRODUCTORY
48The Nun In The Kitchen
24II THE EVOLUTION OF THE HOME
49Kitchen-mindedness
25III DOMESTIC MYTHOLOGY
50Parlor-mindedness
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