Herland: A Book Review

Written by reknowned The Yellow Wallpaper author Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Herland is a utopian novel in which a 1915s society run solely by women suddenly allows three male outsiders within their fold. The men's presence alters the future of this secluded society as first the men must reconsider the myth of masculine superiority and the role of women as they believe it should be. In the end, the women and men must make decisions about the lives they wish to live and their position within society. Nothing will never be the same.

Herland might be suitable for Pre-AP students but I really believe this Charlotte Perkins Gilman work best tackled by AP students. The reading of this novel introduces students to feminist writing of the early twentieth century.