Moving the Mountain

‘Moving the Mountain’ (1911) is a novel by American feminist and writer,
Charlotte Gilman. It is the first book of her classic utopian feminist trilogy
that includes ‘Herland’ (1915) and ‘With Her in Our Land’ (1916). After
suffering from memory loss due to an accident during his trip to Tibet at the
age of 25, John Robertson is eventually found by his sister Nellie thirty
years later. She helps him recover his memory, but on returning home to
America, John is shocked to discover that much has changed and women are now
emancipated. Can he learn to accept equality of the sexes and that the
misogynist views of his youth no longer exist? Readers looking for a utopian
twist on Margaret Atwood's ´The Handmaid's Tale´ will love ´Moving the
Mountain´! Charlotte Perkins Gilman, also known as Charlotte Perkins Stetson
(1860-1935), was an American feminist, writer, publisher and advocate for
social reform. She wrote novels, short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and
has served as a role model for future generations of feminists. She is best
remembered for her semi-autobiographical short story, ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’
(1899), which she wrote after suffering a severe bout of post-childbirth
depression. Other notable works include her feminist utopian trilogy, ‘Moving
the Mountain’ (1911), ‘Herland’ (1915), and ‘With Her in Our Land’ (1916).
Gilman also published a collection of poems addressing women’s issues, called
‘In This Our World’ (1993).