Biographical and Historical
What influential family did Charlotte’s father come from?
What is the Beecher family
What did Gilman use as a form of motivation for the characters in her story “Three Thanksgivings”?
Who is Mr. Butts
What were some archetypes that Gilman used in her stories?
What are the ghost, the fallen woman, and the shapeshifter
What was the purpose of the patriarchal system?
What is to keep women from gaining power
What were women prompted to start due to their limited amount of rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
What is the women’s suffrage movement
How did most women lose their economic independence?
What is by giving up what they actually wanted to do to be a homemaker
What does the Cottagette question?
What is if love means you must sacrifice your identity
Why did most women marry?
What is to have financial stability
How many marriages did Gilman have?
What is 2 marriages
What did Gilman suffer from that was prevelant in her works?
What is hysteria
What was one of the archetypal themes Gilman used in her stories?
What is justice or the hero’s journey
Why didn’t women get paid?
What is their labors weren’t seen as jobs by society
What law was passed that took away many women’s rights when they were married?
The Coverture Laws
How does Capitalism play a role in women’s lives?
What is it made women feel pressured by accepted gender roles in society.
What is the ghost archetype used to represent?
What is unfinished business
What were some expectations of women?
What are be a caretaker, wife, and mother
What social movements were Gilman involved in?
(Hint: There are 2)
What are the Women’s Peace Party and the Professionalization of Domestic Work
What part of the brain is related to the emotional aspect of Gilman’s illness that’s seen in her writing?
What is the amygdala
How did Gilman represent pragmatism?
What is by showing what the standard to survive in an unfair system looks like
What’s one example of inequality between men and women that’s still prevalent today?
What is the practicality of clothing