The Man-Made World

Here is a cry for a feminist revolution. In this work, Charlotte Perkins Gilman details how a male-dominated culture conspires to create more human suffering than is truly necessary, through the same social tools that hold it in place. In this landmark work, she explains how the economic situation, mobility and autonomy are at the heart of the subjugation of women around the world. For anyone who wants to understand how far the feminist movement has come and how far its ambitions have yet to come true, The Man-Made World is a fascinating work of philosophy and a biting social commentary.

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