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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Gilman

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of the life and career of writer and early feminist Charlotte Gilman, with details of the publication and impact of the often-anthologized "The Yellow Wall-Paper."
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Article
City University of New York

City University of New York: "Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" (1913)

For Students 9th - 10th
Seldom do readers get the type of explanation that Gilman offers here in this article which originally appeared in 1913 in The Forerunner.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: Modernism: The Yellow Wallpaper

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Charlotte Perkins Gilman and her short story "The Yellow Wallpaper." It provides background on Gilman including her belief that women should work outside the home and be financially independent. It provides a link...
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Unit Plan
NC State University

Scribbling Women: American Female Authors

For Students 9th - 10th
Alluding to a famous Hawthorne quote, "Scribbling Women" is collection of dramatized stories written by American female authors. Some resources may require a free membership.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall Paper" "New Woman"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, learners will consider Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-paper"-The "New Woman". The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Yellow Wallpaper

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "An Obstacle" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "An Obstacle" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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Primary
University of Pennsylvania

Suffrage Songs and Verses by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 1911 pamphlet that served to encourage women to rally to the cause of woman suffrage.
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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935 CE), who was an early feminist writer who advocated economic independence for women in 1898. Site briefly discusses her ideas and suggests other sources.