“Patriotism, red hot, is compatible with the existence of a neglect of national interests, a dishonesty, a cold indifference to the suffering of millions. Patriotism is largely pride, and very largely combativeness. Patriotism generally has a chip on its shoulder.”
~Charlotte Perkins Gilman

American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, early sociologist, and social reform advocate Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born on this day in 1860.