The ebb and flow of the tides leave fascinating things for children and adults alike to collect and admire, including sea life, pebbles, and other treasures.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's collection of short stories starts off with her most well-known story, "The Yellow Wallpaper." This story, like many others, displays the true treatment of women during the early 1900s. Such topics as the feminization of disease, gender roles, and the economic enslavement some women experienced in relationships to men.