Curated OER
Writing Women: The Yellow Wallpaper
High schoolers examine the historical, social, cultural and economic context of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's story, The Yellow Wallpaper. Students determine the place of the middle class woman and her role in society.
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.
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Yellow Wallpaper
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...
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.