*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Home is a scathing attack on the domesticity of women in the early 20th century. Her central argument, that 'the economic independence and specialization of women is essential to the improvement of marriage, motherhood, domestic industry, and racial improvement' resonates in this work. Throughout, she maintains that the liberation of women--and of children and of men, for that matter--requires getting women out of the house, both practically and ideologically.
Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The home, its work and influence by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.The Charlotte Perkins Gilman Home is a scathing attack on the domesticity of women in the early 20th century. His central argument, that "economic independence and specialization of women is essential for the improvement of marriage, motherhood, the domestic industry and racial improvement" resonates in this work. At all times, he argues that the liberation of women, and of boys and men, for that matter, requires removing women from the home, both practically and ideologically. It is this provocative work and introduce Charlotte Perkins Gilman to a new generation of feminist students and scholars.Charlotte Perkins Gilman.Charlotte Anna Perkins (Hartford, Connecticut, July 3, 1860 - Pasadena, California, August 17, 1935), was a multidisciplinary American intellectual, very active in defending women's civil rights between the late 1890s and mid-1920s His best known work is The yellow wallpaper? published in 1892, a short story with autobiographical overtones written after a deep postpartum depression.
This is a very significant look on how women were treated in the late 19th century. The first chapters of the book deal with irony the wonderful attributes that a woman had to offer within a home. The book is written by a woman on women in the home; and therefore their influence on the house as a whole. With chapter titles like 'The House as a workshop: 1. The housewife', 'Home-Cooking', 'Art Home', 'Domestic Ethics', and 'The Lady of the House', the reader is led to believe that the theme of the book is the positive influence that a woman has at home. In fact, the book was written to confuse. The notion of 'wonderful' influence of the woman disappears in the final chapters of the book, before the critical force of the author. After reading the book to the end, one feels as if Gilman saw the women of his time as weak and protected; and men as strong and above; and, after work, women were no longer family center.
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.The home should offer to the individual rest, peace, quiet, comfort, health, and that degree of personal expression requisite; and these conditions should be maintained by the best methods of the time. The home should be to the child a place of happiness and true development; to the adult a place of happiness and that beautiful reinforcement of the spirit needed by the world's workers.We are here to perform our best service to society, and to find our best individual growth and expression; a right home is essential to both these uses.
This Combo Collection (Set of 3 Books) includes All-time Bestseller Books. This anthology contains: Concerning Children Selected Stories of Charlotte Perkins Gilman The Home, Its Work and Influence
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The Home: Its Work and Influence (1903) is a sociological study by American author and feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Inspired by her work as a social reformer and advocate for women’s suffrage, Gilman sought to write a work of nonfiction that explained the role of the home as a human institution, as well as to address the problems and inequities of home life—especially for women. In the beginning, Gilman argues that “[e]very human being should have a home.” The role of the home in human society, she claims, is not only to provide safety and comfort, but to facilitate the productivity, creativity, and individuality of every person. Despite this, the home has evolved far slower than all other human institutions, ensuring that the life of humanity has failed to progress as far as its ideals would suggest. Having identified this problem—as well as shown that women bear responsibility for maintaining households while men control the home as a system of power—Gilman moves through such topics as domesticity, cooking, entertainment, and children in order to properly identify the highly gendered roles of each member of the home. Ultimately, Gilman argues that a progressive home will benefit not only each individual within the family unit, but the whole of society at large. The Home: Its Work and Influence is a powerful work of sociological thought by a leading reformer and feminist of her day. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Home: Its Work and Influence is a classic of American literature and nonfiction reimagined for modern readers.
The Home: Its Work and Influence (1903) is a sociological study by American author and feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Inspired by her work as a social reformer and advocate for women's suffrage, Gilman sought to write a work of nonfiction that explained the role of the home as a human institution, as well as to address the problems and inequities of home life--especially for women. In the beginning, Gilman argues that "[e]very human being should have a home." The role of the home in human society, she claims, is not only to provide safety and comfort, but to facilitate the productivity, creativity, and individuality of every person. Despite this, the home has evolved far slower than all other human institutions, ensuring that the life of humanity has failed to progress as far as its ideals would suggest. Having identified this problem--as well as shown that women bear responsibility for maintaining households while men control the home as a system of power--Gilman moves through such topics as domesticity, cooking, entertainment, and children in order to properly identify the highly gendered roles of each member of the home. Ultimately, Gilman argues that a progressive home will benefit not only each individual within the family unit, but the whole of society at large. The Home: Its Work and Influence is a powerful work of sociological thought by a leading reformer and feminist of her day. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Home: Its Work and Influence is a classic of American literature and nonfiction reimagined for modern readers.
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...
