The female of the genus homo is economically dependent on the male. He is her food supply. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Maternal instinct, merely as an instinct, is unworthy of our superstitious reverence. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
In our steady insistence on proclaiming sex-distinction we have grown to consider — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The difference is great between one’s outside “life,” the things which happen — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
And woman should stand beside man as the comrade of his soul, not the servant of his body, — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The home is the center and circumference, the start and the finish, of most of our lives. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The home is a human institution. All human institutions are open to improvement. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Through it [literature] we know the past, govern the present, and influence the future. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The labor of women in the house, certainly, enables men to produce more wealth than — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Death? why this fuss about death. Use your imagination, try to visualize a world without death! — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
It is told that buddha, going out to look on life, was greatly daunted by death. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Eternity is not something that begins after you are dead. It is going on all the time. We are in it now. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman