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Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quotes

Charlotte Perkins Gilman quotes

American Writer July 3, 1860 – August 17, 1935

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As for mother Eve - I wasn't there and can't deny the story, but I will say this. If she brought evil into the world, we men have had the lion's share of keeping it going ever since. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman quote: "Only as we live, think, feel, and work outside the home, do we..."
Only as we live, think, feel, and work outside the home, do we become humanly developed, civilized, socialized. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Most men’s eyes, when you look at them critically, are not like that. They may look at you very expressively, but when you look at them, just as features, they are not very nice. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
This is the woman's century, the first chance for the mother of the world to rise to her full place . . . and the world waits while she powders her nose. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Now why should that man have fainted? But he did, and right across my path by the wall, so that I had to creep over him every time! Charlotte Perkins Gilman
It is dull enough to confuse the eye in following, pronounced enough to constantly irritate and provoke study, and when you follow the lame uncertain curves for a little distance they suddenly commit suicide—plunge off at outrageous angles, destroy themselves in unheard of contradictions. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman quote: "But reason has no power against feeling, and feeling older..."
But reason has no power against feeling, and feeling older than history is no light matter. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The labor of women in the house, certainly, enables men to produce more wealth than they otherwise could; and in this way women are economic factors in society. But so are horses. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman quote: "Eternity is not something that begins after you're dead. It is..."
Eternity is not something that begins after you're dead. It is going on all the time. We are in it now. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
When all usefulness is over, when one is assured of an unavoidable and imminent death, it is the simplest of human rights to choose a quick and easy death in place of a slow and horrible one. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman quote: "It is the same woman, I know, for she is always creeping, and..."
It is the same woman, I know, for she is always creeping, and most women do not creep by daylight. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman quote: "They were inconveniently reasonable, these women."
They were inconveniently reasonable, these women. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman quote: "(I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is..."
(I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Patriotism, red hot, is compatible with the existence of a neglect of national interests, a dishonesty, a cold indifference to the suffering of millions. Patriotism is largely pride, and very largely combativeness. Patriotism generally has a chip on its shoulder. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman quote: "The female of the genus homo is economically dependent on the..."
The female of the genus homo is economically dependent on the male. He is her food supply. Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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