{"product_id":"women-pulitzer-playwrights","title":"Women Pulitzer Playwrights","description":"\u003cp\u003e   In the first century of the coveted Pulitzer Prizes, only 11 women have won the prize for drama: Zona Gale (1921), Susan Glaspell (1931), Zoe Akins (1935), Mary Coyle Chase (1945), Ketti Frings (1958), Beth Henley (1981), Marsha Norma (1983), Wendy Wasserstein (1989), Paula Vogel (1998), Margaret Edson (1999), and Suzan-Lori Parks (2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book is about them and their landmark plays, beginning with Gale's \u003ci\u003eMiss Lulu Bett\u003c\/i\u003e, which championed the unmarried woman forced to work in the home of a married relative, and closing with Parks' controversial \u003ci\u003eTopdog\/Underdog\u003c\/i\u003e, which made her the first black woman to win the prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Drawn from personal interviews with the playwrights and research from archives and unpublished material, this work shows how the stage art of women has reflected life in the American family and traces a strong thread of feminist history in our culture. Overview chapters set the stage for each playwright and play with sketches of the time period, highlighting the major points of women's experiences in culture, society and the family. Other chapters analyze each play in detail and discuss  the playwright's life and opinions. The book also includes a quick history of the Pulitzer Prize and a chapter honoring black female playwrights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254353973592,"sku":"9780786418817","price":36.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786418817_89272ed2-f730-4f8f-b892-792736bd2075.jpg?v=1764939647","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/women-pulitzer-playwrights","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}