- "The Promise of Provincetown" An illustrated history of the Provincetown Playhouse--one of the first theatres to stage works exclusively by native-born American playwrights
--and Glaspell's role in establishing the theatre with her husband George Cram Cook, fellow playwright Eugene O'Neill, and others. (Written on the occasion of the Playhouse being acquired by NYU's theatre departments.) Part 1 and
Part 2
- Glaspell Biography Provides a brief biography of the author and brief background on the assigned story "A Jury of Her Peers."
- "A Jury of Her Peers" (1917) The complete "e-text" of the assigned short story by Glaspell, with illustrations. [Please follow the "On with the Story" links to the end]
(Part of the Annenberg/CPB Projects Exhibit Collection)
- Essays on Trifles (1916) Provides six short essays in response to Glaspell's play: "The Author of
Trifles," "Significant Trifles," "Rural Life in Trifles," "The Use of Symbols in Trifles," "The Treatment of Women in Trifles," and "Manhood in 1917."
- "A Feminist Criticism of Susan Glaspell's Trifles" A full-text essay on Glaspell as an early-day "feminist," as evidenced through her one-act Trifles.
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