Self-study
P1
The novelist and social theorist Charlotte Perkins Gilman, whose writings were widely read and discussed in the early twentieth century, played an important role in the debate about the theories of Charles Darwin and their application to society. ████████ ██████ ██ █████████ ███ ███ ████████ █████ ██ ██████ █████████ ███ ███████ █████████████ ██████████ ███ █████ ██ ███████ █████████ ████ ██████ ████████ ███ ██████ █████ █████ ███████████████ ███
Intro topic ·
Novelist and social theorist Charlotte Gilman
Played important role in debate about application of Darwin's theories to society.
First group ·
One group of Social Darwinists believed social interactions are determined by competitive struggle
Second group ·
Another group of Social Darwinists believed change can emerge through collective action
P2
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Gilman's perspective ·
Part of second group
Believed humans can redesign and mold our own societies.
Elaborate on Gilman's perspective ·
Gilman believed humans are ethically obligated to engage in societally relevant work
P3
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Gilman's actions ·
In her fiction and social theory, she urged women to work toward better society
Gilman's goal ·
Wanted society to abandon gender-specific work roles and hierarchical relationships
She believed that these were necessary at one time in our societal evolution. But future progress would require a restoration of balance between masculine and feminine traits.
Passage Style
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a
industrialization
There’s no evidence Gilman had any view about industrialization and its role in social progress.
b
fiction writing
c
international travel
There’s no evidence Gilman had any view about international travel and its role in social progress.
d
religious training
There’s no evidence Gilman had any view about religious training and its role in social progress.
e
combative personality traits
Actually Gilman thinks combative personality traits