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I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is the first option. The fellow New England author that was the greatest influence on Charlotte Perkins Gilman would be Louisa May Alcott. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote "trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string" this sentence would become an important thought that influenced many American women unsatisfied with the roles they received into the society among them, Charlotte Perkins Gilman.