Did gilman think it was natural for women to be economically dependent on men? why or why not

She doesn't think it's natural. She presents a case in which the human species is the only one where the woman is dependent on the man of the house to bring her food and how in nature and among other animals there are no such cases ever. She explains this through various examples of different systems in the animal kingdom and shows that it is not natural for a woman to be economically dependent on a man.