In this episode, we look into the compelling world view and craftmanship of playwright Mamie Burrill—a woman who used the art of drama to incite powerful social and moral debates during the early twentieth-century.

We analyze one of her plays as part of our “Femininity” theme and discuss timely topics like reproductive rights, cultural expectations of womanhood and classism.

Please join us as we try to read a little more, write a little better, and explore the human condition—together.

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Reading: They That Sit In Darkness

Resources:

A Representative Tragedy of African American Women, B.N. Wakchaure

Aphrodite’s Daughters, Maureen Honey

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