Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was an American writer who advocated for social reform, especially granting women greater and fairer rights. Her work revolved around the problem of male domination and the division between the genders at the time. In her career, Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote a number of literary works including, non-fiction, fiction and poetry books. One of her most successful stories was 'The Yellow Wallpaper’ with its strong feminist undertone showed the suppression women had by the male doctors who dominated the field.