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The Home: Its Work and Influence

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Last updated: 2023/08/17 at 5:04 PM
Sevenov Published November 10, 2022
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The Home: Its Work and Influence by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman | Published: 1903

The Home: Its Work and Influence Synopsis

"The Home: Its Work and Influence" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a groundbreaking exploration of the role of the home in society. Published in 1903, Gilman challenges traditional notions of domesticity, arguing that the home should be a place of purposeful work and personal growth for women. She critiques the confinement of women to the domestic sphere and advocates for a reimagining of the home as a space for productive, intellectual, and creative endeavors. Gilman's work serves as a rallying cry for the recognition of women's potential beyond traditional gender roles and highlights the importance of an inclusive, balanced approach to domestic life. "The Home: Its Work and Influence" remains a significant feminist text, contributing to ongoing discussions about gender, domestic labor, and the evolution of societal norms.

Excerpt from The Home: Its Work and Influence Online Book

In offering this study to a public accustomed only to the unquestioning acceptance of the home as something perfect, holy, quite above discussion, a word of explanation is needed.

First, let it be clearly and definitely stated, the purpose of this book is to maintain and improve the home. Criticism there is, deep and thorough; but not with the intention of robbing us of one essential element of home life—rather of saving us from conditions not only unessential, but gravely detrimental to home life. Every human being should have a home; the single person his or her home; and the family their home.

About Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was an American novelist, writer, and speaker who advocated for women’s rights and social reform. Her most famous work is “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892), a short story that explored the theme of mental health, particularly in women. She also wrote many other works including Women and Economics (1898) and Herland (1915). Gilman was a key figure in the early feminist movement in America.

In her writing, she challenged traditional gender roles and explored themes such as motherhood, marriage, domesticity, economic independence for women, racism, eugenics, psychology, religion and other topics related to women’s rights. Throughout her life she continuously fought for equality of all genders and races through her writing. Find out more about Charlotte Perkins Gilman at sevenov.com.

Genre: Non-fiction
Completed: Yes
Word Count: 76509

Table of Contents

  • Inside cover (90 words)
  • TWO CALLINGS (772 words)
  •  I

    INTRODUCTORY
    (2404 words)
  • II

    THE EVOLUTION OF THE HOME
    (5026 words)
  • III

    DOMESTIC MYTHOLOGY
    (5587 words)
  • IV

    PRESENT CONDITIONS
    (4245 words)
  • V

    THE HOME AS A WORKSHOP
    (4657 words)
  • VI

    THE HOME AS A WORKSHOP
    (4230 words)
  • VII

    HOME-COOKING
    (4178 words)
  • VIII

    DOMESTIC ART
    (3595 words)
  • IX

    DOMESTIC ETHICS
    (5145 words)
  • X

    DOMESTIC ENTERTAINMENT
    (4764 words)
  • XI

    THE LADY OF THE HOUSE
    (5320 words)
  • XII

    THE CHILD AT HOME
    (4876 words)
  • XIII

    THE GIRL AT HOME
    (4641 words)
  • XIV

    HOME INFLUENCE ON MEN
    (6296 words)
  • XV

    HOME AND SOCIAL PROGRESS
    (5063 words)
  • XVI

    LINES OF ADVANCE
    (4324 words)
  • XVII

    RESULTS
    (1296 words)

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