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Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a prominent American writer and social reformer, known for her progressive views on gender equality and social justice. Here are some of her notable quotes:
1. **On Social Change and Equality**:
– ”To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind.”
2. **On Feminism and Women’s Rights**:
– ”There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. As well speak of a female liver.”
3. **On Economic Independence**:
– ”The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society — more briefly, to find your real job, and do it.”
4. **On Individuality and Freedom**:
– ”Human life today is all slavery, not merely the half of it. We are enslaved by our constant craving and desire.”
5. **On Motherhood and Domestic Life**:
– ”To be lifted to the level of man, treated as a human being, with a human being’s rights and a human being’s dignity, not mere comfort, kindness, and feeding, is what women are beginning to claim.”
These quotes reflect her sharp critique of the societal norms of her time and her advocacy for a more equitable society.