Forgotten Plays: No 12 " Votes for Women (1907) by Elizabeth Robins
Our series ends with a passionate play about gender politics and women's rights that still rings true When Elizabeth Robins's play was first produced in 1907, it was billed as "A Dramatic Tract". But that sells it short. The play offers a passionate argument for female suffrage but is much more than propaganda. It is a richly invigorating piece about the interaction of sex and politics " a theme pursued the same year…