Families, Marriages, and Children

Largely self-taught, Gilman supported herself through writing and lecturing. She was at one time a settlement house leader and an active member of the American Sociological Society. Her wide sociological circle included lasting friendships with Jane Addams, Edward A. Ross, and Lester F. Ward.

Michael R. Hill is an interdisciplinary scholar, the editor of Sociological Origins, and a senior sociology Tutor/Mentor in the Department of Athletics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the author of Archival Strategies and Techniques and is the award-winning editor/co-editor of several volumes on Harriet Martineau and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. He is a past chair of the American Sociological Association’s Section on the History of Sociology.