Question

Which fellow New England author was the greatest influence on Charlotte Perkins Gilman?


Louisa May Alcott

Henry David Thoreau

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Answer 1

The fellow New England Author that had the greatest influence on Charlottle Perkins Gilman is Ralph Waldo Emerson. He is known to led the movement of transcendentalist in the mid-19th century. He was also known for being a poet, a lecturer and as well as an essayist.

Answer 2

The answer to the question is third option, "Ralph Waldo Emerson". Emerson was the fellow New England author that was the greatest influence on Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In fact, Gilman's "Yellow Wall-Paper" has been shown to be influenced by Emerson's "Self-Reliance"