~ Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quotes ~

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quotes


A prominent American sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and a lecturer for social reform. 
Charlotte Perkins Gilman (July 3, 1860 – August 17, 1935) was a prominent American sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women, and she served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. Her best remembered work today is her semi-autobiographical short story The Yellow Wallpaper which she wrote after a severe bout of postpartum psychosis(says who?).

Here are some famous quotes by Charlotte Cushman.

The world is quite right. It does not have to be consistent.

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Until we see what we are we cannot take steps to become what we should be.

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Why this fuss about death? Use your imagination try to visualize a world without death.

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Where young boys plan for what they will achieve and attain young girls plan for whom they will achieve and attain.

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To attain happiness in another world we need only to believe something; to secure it in this world we must do something.

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The first duty of a human being is to assume the right relationship to society-more briefly to find your real job and do it.

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Shall you complain who feed the world? Who clothe the world? Who house the world? Shall you complain who are the world Of what the world may do? As from this hour You use your power The world must follow you!

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It is the duty of youth to bring its fresh powers to bear on social progress. Each generation of young people should be to the world like a vast reserve force to a tired army. They should lift the world forward. That is what they are for.

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Human life consists in mutual service. No grief pain misfortune or 'broken heart' is excuse for cutting off one's life while any power of service remains. But when all usefulness is over when one is assured of an unavoidable and imminent death it is the simplest of human rights to choose a quick and easy death in place of a slow and horrible one.