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The Turn of the Woman of the Century

Before the turn of the century, women were under a strict defined role in society and in the home. Men were the decision makers in the household and determined the wife's role and her place in his "kingdom" and in society in general. Women were not allowed to participate in many things with men, such as education, religion and politics. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was one of many women who stood up against this oppression of women. She did not necessarily make a movement through her actions but through her writing and her ability to share her story with her audience. Gilman uses a variety of language, metaphors, allusions and many other literary tools in order to better introduce her reader to the subliminal messages, whose meanings are hidden within her well written well-written stories.
Women eventually began to get so tired of being dominated heavily by their male counterparts, that some of them began to revolt against the domination......

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