When Susan Glaspell wrote “A Jury of Her Peers” in 1916, women were not only barred from jury service, they could not even vote for public officials. Why, then, do you think she chose this title for her story? What do you think it means?

Your responses must be in essay form (with introduction, thesis statement, supporting evidence from the text of the literature, and conclusion). There is no specific length requirement, but the average response is roughly two typed or three handwritten pages.