Building Domestic Liberty: Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Architectural Feminism

By Polly Wynn Allen

Book Overview

Building Domestic Liberty offers a critical and admiring analysis of feminist philosopher Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935). Polly Allen examines Gilman's approach to architecture, landscape, and neighborhood design and discusses Gilman's case against prevailing household design and looks at her philosophy of world improvement.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870236288
• ISBN13: 9780870236280
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

One of the best Gilman books available

If you are researching the life and work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman this book will be an incredible resource for you. The author of the book does a great job of presenting historical context that shaped Gilman's attitudes. Details of Gilman's life are insightful and useful for connecting her life with her works of both fiction and nonfiction. And, the reason that this is one of the best books about Gilman is that it provides a very straight-forward and concise outline of her philosophies concerning socialism and feminism. Overall, this has been the most useful and insightful book about Gilman that I have found so far, and I would highly recommend that if you are doing research about her, start with this book.