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“A Jury of Her Peers”

“A Jury of Her Peers” . Susan Glaspell (July 1, 1876 – July 27, 1948). Glaspell. She is recognized as a pioneering  feminist  writer… and America's first important modern female playwright However, her main career was as a journalist…which is how this story came to be

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“A Jury of Her Peers”

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  1. “A Jury of Her Peers” Susan Glaspell (July 1, 1876 – July 27, 1948)

  2. Glaspell • She is recognized as a pioneering feminist writer… • and America's first important modern female playwright • However, her main career was as a journalist…which is how this story came to be • Women did work, but in this time had virtually no legal benefits and still weren’t allowed to vote. Glaspell addressed this intentionally in her writing.

  3. True story! • 12/2/1900: John Hossack, a farmer near Indianola, Iowa, was killed with an ax while he slept in bed. His wife Margaret was charged with the murder and convicted on April 11, 1901, but the verdict was overturned and a second trial ended with a hung jury. •  Susan Glaspell, who covered the case for the Des Moines Daily News, later fictionalized it in her 1916 one-act play Trifles and a 1917 short story, "A Jury of Her Peers".

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