Meet the indomitable Mary Emma Woolley and Jeannette Marks.
About Face Theatre's midwest premiere of this empowering Bryna Turner-penned comedy explores the connection between academics and feminists Mary Emma Woolley and Jeannette Marks during their time at Mount Holyoke College in the early 20th century. The women never publicly acknowledged a romantic relationship, but Turner pulls from the historical record (and takes some liberties with modern language) to paint an intimate picture of a couple struggling to find common ground while playing active roles in the growing women's suffrage movement.…
Meet the indomitable Mary Emma Woolley and Jeannette Marks.
About Face Theatre's midwest premiere of this empowering Bryna Turner-penned comedy explores the connection between academics and feminists Mary Emma Woolley and Jeannette Marks during their time at Mount Holyoke College in the early 20th century. The women never publicly acknowledged a romantic relationship, but Turner pulls from the historical record (and takes some liberties with modern language) to paint an intimate picture of a couple struggling to find common ground while playing active roles in the growing women's suffrage movement.…