Savannah Jacobs
Ms. Manning
ENG 110-800
13 June 2016
A Jury of Her Peers: Historical Analysis When Susan Glaspell originally wrote “A Jury of Her Peers” in 1917, men’s views of women’s intelligence and capabilities were not seen through the same light as they are today. Because women were seen as the lesser sex, there was little education provided to them prohibiting their escape from the bottom of the societal food chain. Glaspell took a huge leap of faith by publishing “A Jury of Her Peers” since it goes against the common ways of society in America during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Through her feminist and liberal ways of writing; Glaspell allowed attention to be brought to the patriarchal ways of society and humor and hope to all …show more content…
Historically speaking, women were kept in the domestic realm and very few unmarried women actually made it into the civic sphere. It was extremely rare for married women to carry out any actions besides housework and basic errands. Glaspell writes “A Jury of Her Peers” in an ironic manner allowing the women to discover the evidence to the murder in the kitchen. According to the men in “A Jury of Her Peers,” the women are too busy worrying over trifles to disturb the crime scene or to find anything important within the house (Glaspell). The belittling of women that was highlighted in throughout the story was meant for people at the time the story was published to read and to hopefully allow them to recognize the mistreatment of women in …show more content…
They were never given many opportunities to venture outside of the domestic realm and into the civic world. Glaspell was ahead of her time in the way she addressed the patriarchal ways of the society that she found herself living in throughout the writing of “A Jury of Her Peers.” This short story in combination with the original murder of John Hossack brought attention to the mistreatment of women in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, forcing people to reconsider actions such as domestic violence and the gender roles that were pushed upon both men and women. While the maltreatment of women might not have ended at the time of publication, Glaspell’s work has been used throughout history to showcase the true intelligence of women, and her determination should be remembered while women still fight for equality in the workplace
Ms. Manning
ENG 110-800
13 June 2016
A Jury of Her Peers: Historical Analysis When Susan Glaspell originally wrote “A Jury of Her Peers” in 1917, men’s views of women’s intelligence and capabilities were not seen through the same light as they are today. Because women were seen as the lesser sex, there was little education provided to them prohibiting their escape from the bottom of the societal food chain. Glaspell took a huge leap of faith by publishing “A Jury of Her Peers” since it goes against the common ways of society in America during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Through her feminist and liberal ways of writing; Glaspell allowed attention to be brought to the patriarchal ways of society and humor and hope to all …show more content…
Historically speaking, women were kept in the domestic realm and very few unmarried women actually made it into the civic sphere. It was extremely rare for married women to carry out any actions besides housework and basic errands. Glaspell writes “A Jury of Her Peers” in an ironic manner allowing the women to discover the evidence to the murder in the kitchen. According to the men in “A Jury of Her Peers,” the women are too busy worrying over trifles to disturb the crime scene or to find anything important within the house (Glaspell). The belittling of women that was highlighted in throughout the story was meant for people at the time the story was published to read and to hopefully allow them to recognize the mistreatment of women in …show more content…
They were never given many opportunities to venture outside of the domestic realm and into the civic world. Glaspell was ahead of her time in the way she addressed the patriarchal ways of the society that she found herself living in throughout the writing of “A Jury of Her Peers.” This short story in combination with the original murder of John Hossack brought attention to the mistreatment of women in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, forcing people to reconsider actions such as domestic violence and the gender roles that were pushed upon both men and women. While the maltreatment of women might not have ended at the time of publication, Glaspell’s work has been used throughout history to showcase the true intelligence of women, and her determination should be remembered while women still fight for equality in the workplace