Have you ever seen Machinal live? Sophie Treadwell wrote this iconic theatrical play. She was a famous American playwright and journalist in the last century. This quiz is based on episode 4- Maternal. How much do you know about it?
1920's Society expecting women to all be perfect mothers
Postnatal depression and anxiety (which sadly wasn't a researched illness in the 20's)
Men (the Doctor and George) interfering with female issues and intrufing individual experience.
The censorship of female voices
All of the above
Married
Divorced
Married with kids
Widowed
True
False
George (Her Husband)
The Doctors
The Nurse
God
"I’ve submitted to enough—I won’t submit to any more"
"I’ll rest—I’ll lie down"
“Aren’t you glad it’s a girl?...You’re not! Oh, my! That’s no way to talk! Men want boys—women ought to want girls.”
“I smell everything then.”
“I’ll not submit any more—I’ll not submit—I’ll not submit—.”
True
False
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