For the vast majority of people, “what to do?” is a rhetorical question or submissive statement that appears in the exceptional short story The Yellow Wallpaper written by American author Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Undoubtedly, with this question the writer seeks to remove the generally accepted role of women in the last century by simply inciting readers to dare to answer "what to do?" ". It can be argued that the 19th century was a different time and women were used to being submissive, although it cannot be denied that there is still an answer to this question echoing in the newspaper. Kate Chopin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Virginia Woolf, authors of The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper and The Legacy respectively, use their masterpieces to provide a moving response to readers who keep the question of what there is something to do. against oppression. Furthermore, it should not be forgotten that these landmark writers have proven through their own lives and sacrifices that the course of fashion can be changed. The first aspects to highlight are the themes adjacent to these stories, unusual for the time. We can clearly see that the three protagonists of the stories lived oppressed under the exhausting weight of unhappy marriages. This is the case of Louise in The Story of an Hour where it is said that she was not happy when she was married to her husband who is believed to have died in an accident: “And yet she had loved - sometimes -. hadn't done it. » (2) Take for example the last sentence of The Legacy where the reason why Angela committed suicide is explained: “She had gotten off the sidewalk to escape him. » (5). In addition to this, the author of the story The Yello...... middle of paper...... chauvinism. It is also important to rethink the absolute power of men in the past in areas such as medicine or the social lives of women. Their chauvinism led them to false analyzes or treatments of illnesses such as rest cures or the isolation of women for an alleged nervous problem. However, the underestimation of women's abilities led to a great struggle to move away from the wallpaper that presented women as the weaker sex. It is thanks to the great women who defended their rights in the past and who still express themselves through their heritage that the women of today and tomorrow will remain strong and aware of a certain answer when the question arises. to know what to do: there is always something left to do. The days when women were not respected are over. Now is not the time for questions; now is the time for answers and actions speak louder than words.