In the short story, “A Jury of Her Peers”, Susan Glaspell demonstrates how sexism can lead an individual to be loyal to their same sex, no matter how far fetched and critical the situation can be. Susan also exemplified the rise of women's power and strength which wasn’t common in this time period. The story revolves around the death of John Wright, and five characters trying to figure out motives for why Minnie Wright, the wife, might have killed him. Ironically, the women who were there for support, ended up finding all the evidence. There were several instances where the sheriff and attorney could have solved the case but their biases got the best of them. The two men overlooked all obvious motives and ignored the women’s opinions, calling them “trifles” which was not necessarily the case. Glaspell wanted the reader to understand women’s oppression in the early 1900s, and how much they were not taken seriously in that time period. Females didn’t have much say so in the society and Susan, illustrated the concept in this short story. In the early 1900s, women were farmers and housekeepers until their children were old enough to assist them. Most overworked wives were responsible for preparing food, cleaning up, raising their offspring and farming. They rarely had to time to be social, in fact they hardly saw their neighbors unless they were attending a social gathering. When it came to their relationship with their husbands , it was mainly work, or the husband was out working for his family as well. So in retrospect, the females of the house were lonely and exhausted, which lead to many early deaths. In the short story, Minnie Wright is described this way, which later explains her character and ties in to finding the motive. Women’s popular literature promoted this idea of housekeeping and often gave advice on how to be a proper housewife. A famous author in that time period was Catherine Beecher, who devoted much of effort glorifying housekeeping and attempted to convince women that it was by Go