This feminist history play would be great for high schoolers learning about the Gilded Age, as it centers important women of the time - Bertha Palmer, Julia Grant, and Ida Lewis - who are often left out of high school history books. It also lends itself well to a post-show discussion about how much has changed since the time of the Chicago World's Fair, when this play takes place, and how much hasn't changed enough.
This feminist history play would be great for high schoolers learning about the Gilded Age, as it centers important women of the time - Bertha Palmer, Julia Grant, and Ida Lewis - who are often left out of high school history books. It also lends itself well to a post-show discussion about how much has changed since the time of the Chicago World's Fair, when this play takes place, and how much hasn't changed enough.