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This is a timeline of the notable events in the life of Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Created by hsilcox on Jul 12, 2011

Last updated: 07/13/11 at 03:04 PM

• Charlotte Perkins Gilman Dies
  1935

  Charlotte found out that she had inoperable breast cancer. She took her own life on August 17, 1935.

• George Houghton Gilman Dies
  1934

• Autobiography
  1925

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman writes her autobiography, The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which would not be published until after her death.

• Utopias
  1915

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman writes Herland (1915) and With Her in Ourland (1916).

• The Forerunner
  1909

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman publishes a magazine, for which she contributes most of the content.

• Second Marriage
  Jun 11, 1900

  Charlotte marries her cousin, George Houghton Gilman.

• Women and Economics
  1898

  Charlotte publishes her influential treatise on the cultural oppression of women.

• Divorce
  1894

  Charlotte secures a divorce from Charles Walter Stetson.

• In This Our World
  1893

  Charlotte publishes her first book of poetry.

• "The Yellow Wallpaper"
  1892

  Charlotte writes "The Yellow Wallpaper," in which she documents the effects of the rest cure.

• Another Separation
  1888

  Charlotte separates from Charles, and she moves to Pasadena, California.

• The Rest Cure
  1887

  Charlotte undergoes treatment for her depression by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell.

• Katherine
  Mar 23, 1885

  Charlotte gave birth to Katherine Beecher Stetson.

• First Marriage
  May 2, 1884

  Charlotte marries Charles Walter Stetson.

• Rhode Island School of Design
  1878

  Charlotte enrolls in the Rhode Island School of Design.

• Separation
  1869

  Charlotte's father, Fredrick Beecher Perkins secures a divorce from Mary Fitch Perkins

• Birth
  Jul 3, 1860

  Charlotte Anna Perkins was born in Hartford, Connecticut