 Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935) was a lifelong friend of both John Dewey and Jane Addams. Gilman stayed at Hull House for about a month in 1895 where she lectured and explored the settlement culture. Gilman, not formally trained in philosophy, was interested in the philosophy of “find(ing) out what ailed society and how most easily to improve it” (Upin 1993: 42). Gilman was particularly concerned with the industrial and economic conditions of women, both in the home and in the workplace. She sought to use philosophy in order to address the social and political problems of her time and place, particularly related to women’s issues. She is the author of nine novels, including the feminist utopian novel Herland, and ten works of nonfiction, including Women and Economics: A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution. Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a classic in feminist literature.