Women and Economics: A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic treatise examining the changing roles of women in society, as they have gained economic independence. Gilman focuses specifically on the effects of marriage and motherhood, as well as racial considerations. Considered one of Gilman's greatest works, the treatise was an important document in the developing women's movement and the struggle for suffrage.