Paper Topic

For my final paper I'd like to do Herland and to study what kind of impact the feminist literature of Gilman and others had on the literature and art which comprised the feminist movement of the 1960's and 1970's. I want to focus on the differences between Gilman and her contemporary counterparts and what that says about the changes in American society and perception of women and equality.

1) i will focus on Herland as well as Gilman's sequel Ourland as examples of feminist literature at the turn of the 20th century

2) i will also draw from articles written by femininsts in the 1960's and 1970's (i.e. "No More Miss America", "Double Jeopordy: To Be Black and Female", "Poor White Woman", "Why I Want a Wife", and "The Bitch Manifesto")