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Understanding the Oppression of Women
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Understanding the Oppression of Women in the Early 20th Century People who have shared similar experiences will form similar viewpoints and opinions with regards to those experiences. This is evident in "A Jury of Her Peers", by Susan Glaspell. The story depicts two women, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, who take it upon themselves to act as judge and jury over another woman whom they do not know. An innocent verdict is reached for the third woman, Mrs. Wright, because they are able to relate to situation Mrs. Wright was in that led her to murder her husband. This commonality is described by Mrs. Peters when she says, "We all go through the same things-it's all just a different kind of the same thing! If it weren't-why do you and I understand" ( 160, paragraph 262 ). To understand, and possibly relate to Mrs. Wright's situation, it is important to look...
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