“A Jury of Her Peers” is a story about a woman who is being accused of murdering her husband. Those who are in charge of the investigation are men, with the exception of two women, wife of a witness and old friend of Minnie Wright, and the wife of the sheriff. As the men scope out the kitchen, they notice that a lot of the cleaning duties are either half done or not done at all. During the time the story takes place, women were expected to be housewives, which meant they had to keep the house clean and in order. When the women are left alone in the kitchen they find several sources of evidence, but never reveal them to the men. Although it is against the law to withhold evidence, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters withhold several pieces of the puzzle,
