Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born on July 3, 1860. Her father had left the family early, leaving her, her mother, and brother in poverty. She taught herself to read when she was young. She, herself, suffered from post-partum depression after the birth of her daughter; which was influence to her short story 'The Yellow Wall-Paper'. Charlotte was an active feminist and oranized many social reform movements.
She is a significant author and made a contribution to literature like other feminist authors. Charlotte wrote about realism. She wrote about exactly how women were treated in the era that she lived. 'The Yellow Wall-Paper' is a great example of realism because it shows how the way women were treated directly reflected on their mental and emotional state. Not to mention how it effects them physically. Charlotte's story is significant because it's a more abstract way of showing the realism of a women's role in the Nineteenth Century. It appeals more to the public.
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