| "A Jury of Her Peers" | |||
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| Short story by Susan Glaspell | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Publication | |||
| Published in | Every Week Magazine | ||
| Publication date | March 5, 1917 | ||
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"A Jury of Her Peers", written in 1917,[1] is a short story by Susan Glaspell, loosely based on the 1900 murder of John Hossack (not to be confused with the famed abolitionist), which Glaspell covered while working as a journalist[2] for the Des Moines Daily News.[1] It is seen as an example of early feminist literature because two female characters are able to solve a mystery that the male characters cannot. They are aided by their knowledge of women's psychology. Glaspell originally wrote the story as a one-act play entitled Trifles for the Provincetown Players in 1916.[3]
The story was adapted into an episode of the 1950s TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It was also adapted into a 30-minute film, starring Diane de Lorian as Mrs. Hale, by Sally Heckel in 1980. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[4]
- ^ a b Bryan, Patricia L. (1997). "Stories in Fiction and in Fact: Susan Glaspell's A Jury of Her Peers and the 1901 Murder Trial of Margaret Hossack". Stanford Law Review. 49 (6): 1293–1363. doi:10.2307/1229348. JSTOR 1229348.
- ^ Schechter, Harold (2008). True Crime: An American Anthology. The Library of America. pp. 179–195. ISBN 978-1598530315. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "A Jury of Her Peers" Study Guide Archived January 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at What So Proudly We Hail Curriculum . Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "A Jury of Her Peers". IMDb.