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Charlotte Perkins Gilman's forgotten first publication. ('To D.G.')

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From: ANQ
Date: 19941001
Author:Knight, Denise D.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's diary reveals that her first publication was 'To D.G.' and not 'One Girl of Many' as she states in her autobiography. The poem, a tribute to dandelion greens which Gilman wrote when she was only 13 years old, was published on May 20, 1880 in the New England Journal of Education. Enough evidence can be found to prove that Gilman is the author of the poem, such as diary entries alluding to the poem's forthcoming publication in the journal and the use of the initials C.A.P., which stands for Charlotte Anna Perkins.

In her autobiography, The Living of Charlotte Perkins ...

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