National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Gilman
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."
City University of New York
City University of New York: "Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" (1913)
Seldom do readers get the type of explanation that Gilman offers here in this article which originally appeared in 1913 in The Forerunner.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's writing career is featured in this brief biography. Click "Charlotte Perkins Gilman Activities" for related resources.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: Modernism: The Yellow Wallpaper
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...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement:charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall Paper" Writing Women
A close reading of "The Yellow Wall-paper" employing the analysis of such literary concepts as setting, narrative style, symbol, and characterization. Students will write an essay discussing what the story suggests about middle-class...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall Paper" "New Woman"
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.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Charlotte Gilman
This site features the author Charlotte Gilman including the full text of the novel Herland.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "An Obstacle" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Herland by Charlotte Gilman
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1915, one work is Herland, a book in the utopian trilogy that was first published in Forerunner magazine. This work was written by the feminist...
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Charlotte Perkins Gillman (1860 1935)
Issues, context and a bibliography of useful sources make this a good first stop when planning to teach Charlotte Perkins Gilman's famous short story.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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.