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A personal experience with what kind of illness inspired Gilman to write "The Yellow

Wallpaper"?

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She suffered from serious postpartum depression after giving birth to their daughter, Katharine. Her battle with postpartum depression and the doctors she dealt with during her illness inspired her to write "The Yellow Wallpaper."

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