Susan Glaspell is a thought-provoking example of an authentic early feminist writer, “born 1882 in Davenport, Iowa.” (Learner) She grew up in a small, conservative, middle-class Midwestern town, which had a powerful influence on her. His evolution from regional compositions to modernism was made possible and achieved through his geographic relocation to the east coast. After graduating from “Drake University” (Learner), she found that there were many limitations and constraints for women in the workplace. She expressed her resentment at these boundaries and promoted the feminist movement in her fiction and dramatic writings in many areas: novels, journalism, short stories, and plays. His most famous, profound and controversial writing is the play Trifles, which is rivaled only by the novel Fidelity in scale and weight. Glaspell's use of sympathetic female characters was a great way to advocate for contemporary feminist issues. After quitting her job, she returned home to focus solely on her writing. Glaspell "was concerned about the many restrictions placed on women and was inspired by the avant-grade social, political, and cultural movements taking place in the United States and Europe." (Carpentier) Although she was angered by the way women were treated, she was not propelled toward the light until she met George Cram Cook. From the moment she met him until the day he died; he had the most profound influence on his life. His wealth and influence allowed him entry into social clubs surrounded by progressive and itinerant thinkers. These clubs and her husband's support led the Cooks to create the Provincetown Players. This group of actors performed his plays and imposed... middle of paper... the restrictions placed on them. She used her writings to examine, voice, and express her dissatisfaction with long-established male society, and placed emphasis on a woman's self-definition. She showed that it was a woman's responsibility to safeguard her own happiness and follow the desires of her heart without apprehension. Her use of sympathetic female characters was a brilliant way of championing contemporary feminist issues. Works Cited Glaspell, Susan. “Trifles”. The Norton Introduction to Literature. Ed. Mays, Kelly J. 11th ed. New York: Norton, 2013. Print Kastleman, Rebecca. “A silent woman”. American Theater. February 2010, vol. 27 Number 2, p19-19.Carpentier, Martha C. “The Fiction of Susan Glaspell: Fidelity as an American Romance.” Literature of the 20th century. 1994, vol. 40, no. 1, p. 92-113. “About the author – Susan Glaspell. » Apprentice Annenberg. Internet. March 24, 2014.