Nearly a century of activism and reform caused many disagreements and conflicts. A woman who was considered true would be a wife, mother and submissive to her husband and family. Others would not tolerate their treatment, while others believed that a protest was needed to get their rights. Women are still considered to be second-class citizen despite the 19th constitution amendment. Men might say that women perform duties just as well as men. But, in reality, women produce more estrogen and men more testosterone. The fight was about rights as citizens, and that’s how women are classified as to what they can or cannot do.

“The Stronger” (August Strindberg), “Trifles” (Susan Glaspell), and Doubt: A Parable(John Shanley) have all been written with a focus on the power of women. Women’s voting rights began in the late 19th century. They ended in the 1920s, when Strindberg’s or Glaspell’s plays were written. Shanley’s 2004 play still portrays women in a positive light. The deeper meaning of the play is best understood when one woman speaks and another does not.

As we have said, a real woman is a submissive spouse who takes care of the needs of her family. The play “The Stronger” features a married woman and an unmarried one. The play deals with the rise of women during the 20th-century. In Strindberg’s Play, there are only two women onstage who do not have any men around to influence their role. As the married woman and Mrs. Y, the unmarried, only Mrs. X spoke, while Mrs. Y sat there and listened. Mrs. X is very verbal and uses a great deal of words, whereas Ms. Y relies on her silence. The argument is a good example of her maturity. Socially speaking, Mrs. X was stronger because she was a married woman and she was a member of a large family. Except that Mrs. Y expresses herself better through her facial and action expressions.

While women are seen as better when they keep their mouths closed and opinions within themselves. This was Mrs. X’s relationship with husband. She was very open with Mrs. Y about her feelings, but did not want an argument to ruin their marriage. Throughout, we learn that the ex-lover of Mrs. X was Mrs. Y. The play is about which woman is stronger. In the final scene of the play, Mrs. X reveals her true power through her words. She is grateful for the influence she has had on her and family. “You gave me more than you received.” (Strindberg, 158) The public has two different opinions about these two women. Strindberg has succeeded in making the audience figure out which woman is the strongest. Mrs. Y serves as a mirror for Mrs. X to reflect on her life. Soon, many women realized how mistreated they had been.

In “Trifles”, women are portrayed as being insubstantial and “used… to worrying about trifles”, indicating that the men have no suspicions of them. Hale found Mrs. Wright near the spot where John Wright died. Hale went back with the county attorney and sheriff as well Mrs. Peters. This play shows women to be superior than men, but that they can also act as badly as men. The play is set in Mrs. Wright’s home, and the men are searching for evidence to prove Mr. Wright’s death. The men have gone to find any evidence for the case of Mr. Wrights death. Wright was a women, so she could not commit such a serious crime. The play is dominated by three men who portray women as harmless and deal with gender discrimination.

The voices of women are often ignored and are less loud than those of men. Men’s sneering at women’s handywork is one example of male dominance. “MRS. HALE. This is a log-cabin pattern. Pretty,isn’t it? Do you think she intended to just knot or quilt the fabric? SHERIFF. (Footsteps are heard on the stairs. The Sheriff, Hale, and the County Attorney enter.) “They wonder if it was just going to be knotted or quilted!” (The men laughed, the women looked embarrassed) (Glaspell 1204). This is one of the ways women were treated. However, these three men made no exceptions to this rule. These women discovered a canary that was dead and a birdcage that had a broken front. These women would have provided more clues to the sheriff’s office and the county attorney if they had been paid more attention.

Unfortunately, discrimination still occurs against women. Glaspell uses the canary as a symbol to show that women are one day going to break free of society’s stifling standards. Mrs. Wright, who felt imprisoned for years, took a legal stand to express her feelings. She may have believed that prison would be a better alternative than the life she had at home.

Shanley’s aim was similar to that of Glaspell and Strindberg by telling women they aren’t superior than men. Shanley portrays Sister Aloysius a principal in a catholic-run school who opposes Father’s actions. Father Flynn knows he has superiority over the Sister, so he puts her down because she’s doing what she feels she should. Sister Aloysius had some authority as a principal over children, but not over Father Flynn and the mother who was molested. Sister Aloysius, Sister James and Mrs. Muller are all women who play a part in the film.

Sister James has a character that makes others see the positive in everyone. When Sister Aloysius confronted Father Flynn he chose to seek out a woman with a possible weakness who could forgive him. In addition to being talked to, Mrs. Muller admits she has no authority and that her husband does. Sister Aloysius understood that Mrs. Muller, who was a strong woman, could stand up for herself and exert some authority over men. “You won’t be able to beat a man dressed in a gown, Sister. He’s in the right position.”

The submissive wife and housekeeper are still the norm. You don’t dictate to my husband. “, Mrs. Muller replied. You should stand back.

The plays are a good example of the male dominant society we live in today, from the late 19th century onwards. There are many issues that can be viewed as male or female. Glaspell’s work is the play that will have the greatest impact on the audience after they realize the deeper message. The hidden meanings of the few male dominants are revealed, as well as the discrimination against women. Women are portrayed as fragile and delicate, unable to lift heavy objects.

This play shows men looking for clues to prove Mrs. Wright’s guilt. The men did not find it because they thought that women’s trifles were not useful for clues. Women found the clues, and they realized that the woman had anger in her. She was also ready to break free from an unhappy marriage. It is a sign that some women are not happy with the way society treats women who stay at home to do household chores. Anger and frustration can make a woman more powerful than a male to take actions that they might not have fully thought through.

Men are still fed up with the way that women are portrayed, as well as the impact they have in society. Women’s roles have evolved, but men still see them as superior. Women demand that their employers pay them equally and have the same hierarchy. (Tannous). The duties of women are not appreciated, and they are considered inferior to those performed by men. Tolerating such comments and actions shows the strength of women and their patience.