Events
Literature of Prescription
Charlotte Perkins Gilman and 'The Yellow Wall-Paper"
Friday, May 3, 2013 - 8:30am
During a time when women were challenging traditional ideas about gender that excluded them from political and intellectual life,artist and writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, who was discouraged from pursuing a career to preserve her health, rejected these ideas in a terrifying short story titled "The Yellow Wall-Paper." The exhibitionLiterature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "The Yellow Wall-Paper"explores the story behind Gilman's indictment of the medical profession and the social conventions restricting women's professional and creative opportunities.
Along with the exhibit, there will be three upcoming events that discuss different aspects of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and mental health; past and present.
