Sandra M. Gilbert

American · 20th–21st century

American literary scholar and feminist critic, co-author with Susan Gubar of The Madwoman in the Attic (1979), a foundational work of feminist literary criticism.

Connection to Taylor Swift

Co-author of the feminist literary criticism that Uncle Jerry applies to Taylor's work, specifically the argument that patriarchal society labels women as 'mad' when they step outside cultural norms, which directly parallels the 'insane' label Taylor satirizes in Blank Space.

Notable Works

• The Madwoman in the Attic, No Man's Land, Shakespeare's Sisters