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Sandra Gilbert | |
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| Born | Sandra Ellen Mortola December 27, 1936 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 10, 2024 (aged 87) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
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| Subjects | Feminist literary criticism |
| Notable work | The Madwoman in the Attic |
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Elliot Gilbert
(m. 1957; died 1991) |
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| Children | 3 |
Sandra Mortola Gilbert (born Sandra Ellen Mortola; December 27, 1936 – November 10, 2024) was an American literary critic and poet who published in the fields of feminist literary criticism, feminist theory, and psychoanalytic criticism. She was best known for her collaborative critical work with Susan Gubar, with whom she co-authored, among other works, The Madwoman in the Attic (1979). Madwoman in the Attic is widely recognized as a text central to second-wave feminism.[1][2] She was Professor Emerita of English at the University of California, Davis.[3]
- ^ Academy of American Poets. "About Sandra M. Gilbert | Academy of American Poets". poets.org.
- ^ "Titanic Operas: Sandra M. Gilbert's Biographical Note". Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- ^ "Sandra M. Gilbert". Poets & Writers. May 28, 1981. Retrieved March 28, 2019.