critique of A Jury of Her Peers
“A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell is a short story about two women – Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peter - who find themselves in the middle of a murder investigation, which involves a woman – Mrs. Whright – from the same town. Mrs. Wright has been arrested for the murder of her husband. While Mr. Henderson – the state attorney, Mr. Peter – town sheriff – and Mr. Hale –who found the body and informed police- are at the scene of the crime, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peter find evidence that can easily convict Mrs. Wrought of murdering her husband. At the beginning of the story Mr. Peter, Mr. Hale, Mr. Henderson, Mrs. Peter and Mrs. Hale go to the Whright residence. The men are trying to gather evidence, while the women are there to collect Mrs. Whright’s personal belongings. The men do not seem to mind the women being there; in fact they encourage the women to help find evidence.