Once upon a time, as a young sailor he wandered the eerie, historic streets of New London, Connecticut, as he mischievously navigated New London's legendary Bank Street, infamous for its raucous bars. I noticed a large theater and a street named after Eugene O'Neill. Of course, in my naivety, I didn't know why the city of New London paid such homage to this man. As a matter of fact, I had recently learned of the deep connection between Susan Glaspell and Eugene O' Neill. They are the two most influential playwrights in our American history. “They are the founders of the Provincetown Players, the first modern American theater company. Glaspell and O'Neill became the progenitors of the form, O'Neill wrote fourteen plays under the aegis of the group, Glaspell eleven... O'Neill was the undisputed father of American drama, Glaspell the mother. (Ben-Zvi 1) However, while O'Neill's work was honored, Glaspell's feminist writing fell out of fashion during the war years. But Glaspell's celebrity had increased after her death in 1948 and was strengthened by the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Indeed, the bitter irony of her life is that she struggled mightily to overcome stereotypes to become a successful writer and achieved some success in her life. But never to the level of her male colleague O'Neill. However, Glaspell's “Trifles” is an enduring masterpiece. A famous work not only about murder, but a work about female injustice in society. I will extrapolate the different meanings and attitudes from the work and gain knowledge of its hidden themes, symbols and legal precedents established by this masterpiece based on a true story. Susan Glaspell, born in Davenport, Iowa, July 1, 1876. “Graduated…halfway through…the late nineteenth century saw the emergence of many women writers who were concerned with issues similar to those that would concern Glaspell , Trifles is typical of this focus, as the show takes place in a kitchen, the domestic sphere, and revolves around the lives of women. Today we honor the masterpiece, courage and moral strength of Susan Glaspell. Indeed, I see no need for a grand theater or a street named in her honor to be remembered as one of the best writers ever and, to be honest, there was nothing insignificant about her extraordinary career. Works Cited Alison, B., Kelly, J.R., (2010). The Norton Introduction to Literature: Shorter Tenth EditionNew York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company.Ben-Zvi, L. (2002). Susan Glaspell: Essays on Her Theater and Fiction Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press.