Throughout history, a plethora of different classes of people, cultures, and races have suffered some form of prejudice. Bias against women has occurred, and continues to occur, in America Susan Glaspell, author of "A Jury of her Peers", describes the story of a close-knit community in the process of solving the mystery of a man's death, believed to have been caused by his wife during the investigation of that of Mr. Wright After the death, the women who helped search the Wright farm for clues pointing to evidence of Minnie Wright's murder of her husband were considered useless, when in reality the women were solely responsible for finding and understanding the lady's motives Wright for killing her husband Glaspell uses imagery and a woman's point of view to describe how a woman can feel bound by the limits set by society, a feeling more easily understood by women who share the same perception of life. Glaspell wrote this feminist tale, now considered a classic and studied in many institutions of higher learning, in 1917, a story that underwent a revival in the 1970s (Hedges). While the investigation into Mr. Wright's murder brings the Dickson County sheriff, neighbor Mr. Hale, and their wives to the Wright farm, the story "limits itself to the confined space of Minnie's kitchen, the limited and confining space of his kitchen. feminine sphere. In that small space all the dimensions of the solitude which is its silent message are revealed” (Hedges). It is evident through Glaspell's writings that Minnie Wright feels anguish at being trapped in the confines of her kitchen with no telephone and no contact with the world outside her husband's farm. Mrs. Wright is quarantined in her home every day--- a common occurrence among housewives of... half of paper... could relate to daily difficulties completing household chores to please their husbands and children and understood how Minnie Wright could develop feelings of desolation due to a lack of variety in daily activities. When the men found unwashed towels near the sink and burst jars of fruit in the cupboard, they immediately took on a tone of disgust and disappointment that Mrs. Wright had not fulfilled her "womanly duty" of picking up the daily messes. In the early 20th century, women were often not rewarded for completing difficult tasks on the farm on a daily basis, but could be punished and mistreated for not completing tasks in a timely manner. Glaspell's work "offers a sympathetic portrait of a battered wife, a woman who is abused economically, psychologically, emotionally, and perhaps physically... [her actions] support the battered woman syndrome" (Keetley).