The Yellow Wallpaper

The first edition of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" appeared in The New England Magazine in January 1892. It is recognized as a key early work of American feminist writing because of the way it captures ideas toward women's mental and physical health in the 19th century. The young woman and her spouse are portrayed in the story. He makes her take a rest remedy after their child is born when she feels "short nervous depression." During their summertime vacation at ...