Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "The Yellow Wall-Paper"
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In the late nineteenth century, at a time when women were challenging traditional ideas about gender that excluded them from political and intellectual life, medical and scientific experts drew on notions of female weakness to justify inequality between the sexes. Artist and writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, who was discouraged from pursuing a career to preserve her health, rejected these ideas in a terrifying short story titled “The Yellow Wall-Paper.” The famous tale served as an indictment of the medical profession and the social conventions restricting women's professional and creative opportunities.
Exhibition Specifications – Banner
| Category | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Contents: | Six banners and structure, Each banner 7 ft. H x 3 ft. W |
| Size: | 500-700 sq. ft. |
| Packing: | Exhibition is packed in two plastic wheeled graphics tubes, 46 in. H x 19 in. W |
| Shipping: | Incoming - cost estimate $200-$500 |
| Booking Period: |
6 Weeks |
Exhibition Tour Itinerary
| Dates | Copy 1 | Copy 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 10/4/2009 – 11/14/2009 | Dahlgren Memorial Library Georgetown University Medical Center Washington, DC |
Morehouse School of Medicine Library Atlanta, GA |
| 11/30/2009 – 1/9/2010 | Overlook Hospital Health Sciences Library Health Sciences Library Summitt, NJ |
University of Iowa Hardin Library for the Health Sciences Iowa City, IA |
| 1/24/2010 – 3/6/2010 | East Carolina University William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library Greenville, NC |
Prairie View A&M University Undergraduate Medical Academy Prairie View, TX |
| 3/21/2010 – 5/2/2010 | Virginia Commonwealth University Tompkins-McCaw Library Richmond, VA |
Austin College Sherman, TX |
| 5/16/2010 – 6/26/2010 | Meharry Medical College Library Nashville, TN |
Thomas Jefferson University Scott Memorial Library Philadelphia., PA |
| 7/11/2010 – 8/21/2010 | University of Colorado - Denver Health Sciences Library Denver, CO |
Northport VA Medical Center Library Northport, NY |
| 9/5/2010 – 10/16/2010 | University of Massachusetts Medical School Lamar Soutter Library Worcester, MA |
West Virginia University Health Sciences Center Charleston, WV |
| 10/31/2010 – 12/11/2010 | University of Virginia Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Charlottesville, VA |
Our Lady of the Lake College Library Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/20/2010 – 1/29/2011 | New York University School of Medicine Erman Medical Library New York, NY |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX |
| 2/13/2011 – 3/26/2011 | City College of New York Science-Engineering Library New York, NY |
University of Alabama Birmingham Lister Hill Library Birmingham, AL |
| 4/10/2011 – 5/21/2011 | University of Buffalo Health Sciences Library Buffalo, NY |
University of Wisconsin Memorial Library Madison, WI |
| 5/29/2011 – 7/9/2011 | Houston Academy of Medicine Texas Medical Center Library Houston, TX |
Southcoast Hospitals Group Health Sciences Library New Bedford, MA |
| 7/24/2011 – 9/2/2011 | Duke University Medical Center Library Durham, NC |
Uniformed Services Univ. Of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD |
| 9/18/2011 – 10/29/2011 | University of Minnesota Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology & Medicine Minneapolis, MN |
Northern Michigan University Lydia M. Olson Library Marquette, MI |
| 11/13/2011 – 12/31/2011 | Metropolitan State University St. Paul, MN |
New York Medical College Valhalla, NY |
| 1/15/2012 – 2/25/2012 | St. John Fisher College Lavery Library Rochester, NY |
Slippery Rock University Bailey Library Slippery Rock, PA |
| 3/11/2012 – 4/21/2012 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH |
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine Library Johnson City, TN |
| 5/6/2012 – 6/16/2012 | College of Physicians of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA |
University of Maryland - Baltimore Baltimore, MD |
| 7/1/2012 – 8/11/2012 | Drake University Des Moines, IA |
University of Arkansas Little Rock, AR |
| 8/26/2012 – 10/6/2012 | Tarrant County College Arlington, TX |
Medical University of South Carolina Waring Historical Library Charleston, SC |
| 10/22/2012 – 12/01/2012 | University of Missouri- Kansas City Kansas City, MO |
Arizona Health Sciences Library Tucson, AZ |
| 12/17/2012 – 01/26/2013 | National Museum of Civil War Medicine Frederick, MD |
Hendrix College Olin C. Bailey Library Conway, AR |
| 02/11/2013 – 03/23/2013 | Purdue University Fort Wayne, IN |
West Virginia University Health Sciences Library Morgantown, WV |
| 04/08/2013 – 05/18/2013 | Presentation College Aberdeen, SD |
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| 06/03/2013 – 07/13/2013 | Ravalli County Museum at the Old Court House Hamilton, MT |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine D. Samuel Gottesman Library Bronx, NY |
| 07/29/2013 – 09/07/2013 | Des Moines University Des Moines, IA |
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Library Springfield, IL |
| 09/23/2013 – 11/02/2013 | McGill University Osler Library Montreal, CAN |
Eastern Illinois University Booth Library Charleston, IL |
| 11/18/2013 – 12/28/2013 | San Diego Public Library San Diego, CA |
Wayne State University Shiffman Medical Library Detroit, MI |
| 01/13/2014 – 02/22/2014 | University of Texas Medical Branch Moody Medical Library Galveston, TX |
Laramie Community College Laramie, WY |
| 03/08/2014 – 04/19/2014 | Saint Mary's College Cushwa-Leighton Library Notre Dame, IN |
Towson University Albert S. Cook Library Towson, MD |
Contact Us
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