
Episode 81: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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The Reaction to the Victorian Concept of Domestic Sphère
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's controversial opinions on eugenics made her work less appealing to more modern feminists. Eugenics was incredibly popular, like Theodore Roosevelt, positive views of eugenics. So I think it's important to acknowledge the things that she did for women, but also the beliefs that she had that are wrong.
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