Episode 20: "If I Were a Man" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman gave us “The Yellow Wallpaper”, and now she’s back with a different story. Mollie Mathewson wishes she were a man. Almost immediately after she makes that wish, she gets transported into her husband’s mind. In that mind he quickly forgets why they had a little argument, and runs to catch the train. As the men on the train are chatting, the train is moving, and she finds that a mans thoughts are a lot different than she’s always believed - not in a bad way, but a different way. As she lives further in further in her husband’s head she realizes how much she doesn’t know and continues to learn about him and his way of thinking. We don’t get to know if she eventually finds herself back in her own head, but we don’t need that to be satisfied with this story. Tell me, would you like to spend a few minutes in your partner’s head?I hope you enjoy this episode.Be sure to Like, Comment, or Share this episode with your friends!Goodnight,RachaelThe music for this podcast was provided by Miles Agean. Check out his album, Alpenglow, on Apple Music & Spotify. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withrachaelpodcast.substack.com