There's some social commentary and feminist themes at play here, which is not surprising given that Gilman was one of the most influential feminists of her day. So basically, The Yellow Wallpaper ...

as do the themes of her husband and caretaker. “The Yellow Wallpaper” might seem unusual fodder for a musical — it’s a sort of feminist horror story — but Ellis’s compositions also ...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman blew a piercing whistle on the patriarchy in 1892 with her slim but trenchant novella The Yellow Wallpaper. The story of a new mother’s mental tailspin following ...