Letter of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1908.

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Letter of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1908.

Manuscript letter from Gilman to James P. Munroe confirming Gilman's speaking engagement on "economic independence" at Munroe's Social Education Conference, to be held in March 1908.

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Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935

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Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman (1860-1935) was the leading public intellectual of the women’s movement in the early 20th century. Born into the prestigious Beecher family, she struggled through a lonely childhood and disastrous marriage, which caused a nervous breakdown. Her mental health returned once she separated from her husband; she later gave him custody of their young daughter, and he had a happy second marriage to one of her close friends. She moved to California, and threw herself int...