# Women and Economics — Character guide

> Key figures in Women and Economics by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

- [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/women_and_economics_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): This narrator speaks as 'we' — a reasoning, reform-minded consciousness that treats society itself as the subject under examination. Its distinctive tension lies in diagnosing women's economic dependence without blaming 
- [Desdemona](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/women_and_economics_se/characters/desdemona.md): A character referenced as a focal point, likely from Shakespeare's Othello, used as an example.
- [Jean Ingelow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/women_and_economics_se/characters/jean_ingelow.md): A poet and novelist quoted or referenced in the text.
- [A Servant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/women_and_economics_se/characters/a_servant.md): A generic servant figure used as an example in economic discussions.
- [Pain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/women_and_economics_se/characters/pain.md): An abstract concept personified briefly in the narrative.
- [Mr. Grant Allen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/women_and_economics_se/characters/mr_grant_allen.md): A contemporary writer and thinker referenced in the text.

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