A Jury of Her Peers Term Papers
"A Jury of Her Peers" is a short story by
Susan Glaspell, loosely
based on the murder of John Hossack, which Glaspell covered while
working as a journalist.
The short story is seen as an example of early
feminist literature, because two female characters are able to solve a
mystery that the male characters cannot, aided by their knowledge of
women's psychology.
Susan Glaspell originally wrote the story as a one-act play entitled
"Trifles" for the Provincetown Players in 1916.
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