Aleph
Volume 7, Numéro 3, Pages 87-101
2020-09-30

The Economic Independence And Female Autonomy In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Stories

Authors : Abdedaim Karima . Boutouchent Fadhila .

Abstract

This paper proposes to explore the importance of economic independence on women’s emancipation, within and outside the institution of marriage in selected short stories of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Deserted (1893), According To Solomon (1909) and Making A Change (1911). Operating from the belief that the root of gender inequality is economic, Gilman believes that once women were financially self-sufficient, the marital relationship would be based on respect, love and true partnership.

Keywords

Feminism ; Marriage ; domesticity ; patriarchy ; gender role ; emancipation ; Feminism ; Marriage ; domesticity ; patriarchy ; gender role ; emancipation ; domesticity ; patriarchy ; gender role ; emancipation