Mrs. Beazley's Deeds

1916
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Mrs. Beazley's Deeds
B

The last short story in this collection is one of the better ones, as a female lawyer helps a woman and her three kids escape jerky Mr. Beazley.  Of course there's a twist, as always, with the lawyer's profession not being immediately revealed.  I like that Gilman made things darker than usual, the male chauvinist pig more piggish, although still plausible.  It makes Mrs. Beazley's triumph that much better.

This collection definitely averages out to B-.  Like I said, Gilman generally stays on the pretty-good level.