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Charlotte Gilman

Charlotte Gilman. 1860-1935. Charlotte Gilman. born in Hartford, Conn.,1860 childhood spent in near poverty studied two years at Rhode Island School of Design,1878-80 married Charles Stetson, 1884 bore her first daughter and suffers from postpartum depression, 1885

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Charlotte Gilman

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  1. Charlotte Gilman 1860-1935

  2. Charlotte Gilman • born in Hartford, Conn.,1860 • childhood spent in near poverty • studied two years at Rhode Island School of Design,1878-80 • married Charles Stetson, 1884 • bore her first daughter and suffers from postpartum depression, 1885 • began treatment with Dr. Weir Mitchell, 1886 • “The Rest Cure” complete bed rest and limited intellectual activity • “borderline of utter mental ruin” • separated from Stetson and went to California, 1888 • divorced from Stetson, 1894 • married George Houghton Gilman, lived in NY, 1900 • diagnosed with breast cancer, 1932 • moved to California, with her daughter after George’s death, 1934 • took her own life 1935

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