![]() ![]() Gilman developed this perspective at length in her non-fiction works. Ward's concept of gynecocentric (i.e., womancentered) social theory reinforced Gilman's strong belief in the fundamental rationality of women's values and social contributions. Ward (1841-1913), a founding American sociologist who admired Gilman and vice versa. ![]() The socially problematic issues that Gilman explored in her works echo theoretical proposals of Lester F. The primary site for Gilman's continuing sociological work was the Forerunner (1909-16), a monthly journal that Gilman wrote and self-published. Her Women and Economics (1898) launched a searching feminist sociological critique of the economic position of women in patriarchal societies. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an influential and sometimes controversial contributor to early American sociology. ![]()
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