Submitted by knicks99 on January 14, 2008

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A Jury Of Her Peers

In the story “A Jury of Her Peers," written by Susan Glaspell, the author illustrates many

social standard that women experienced at the turn of the century. The author perceive the

reader to see how a woman's life was completely ruled by social laws, and how her husband had

a great influence by dictating the women’s life. Ms. Glaspell reveals that the men in the story

were very ignorant, particularly the sheriff and the county attorney.
In those days, women did not have many rights at the turn of the century. What few rights and freedoms they did have, were dominated by social standards. They were expected to...

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