Another feminist short story from the 19th century is The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. ... In other words, the story is based on Charlotte Perkins Gilman's own experiences with postpartum depression ("The Yellow Wallpaper" 277). Gilman herself explained the reasons why she wrote The Yellow Wallpaper. Charlotte, at suffering "a severe and continuous nervous breakdown" received the "rest cure" of Dr. ... However, after three months of following the doctor's "treatment", according to Charlotte Gilman, she "came so near the bo...

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