Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quotes on Politics
Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an American sociologist, philosopher, novelist, and one of the leading feminist theorists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This page collects quotes attributed to Charlotte Perkins Gilman on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Charlotte Perkins Gilman:
“Until economic independence of women is achieved, no other equality can be lasting.”
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Attributed to Charlotte Perkins Gilman:
“The home is not a refuge from the economy; it is the central economic institution disguised as a refuge.”
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Attributed to Charlotte Perkins Gilman:
“What we call women's nature is for the most part women's training under economic dependency.”
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Attributed to Charlotte Perkins Gilman:
“We are the only animal species in which the female depends on the male for food.”
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“The latest and highest form of Feminism has great promise for the world. It postulates womanhood free, strong, clean and conscious of its power and duty.”
Feminism" (1908), quoted in Susan Ware, Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote . Harvard University Press , 2019.