Susan Glaspell's classic one-act play exploring the emptiness of two women's lives following tragedies with their husbands. As an unknown man in distress is resuscitated by rescuers, the main characters save themselves psychologically.A pioneering feminist playwright and referred to as "American drama's best-kept secret," Susan Glaspell was a top selling writer in her own time, the founder of the first modern American theatre company, and a leader in Depression era theatrical productions. She is also credited with having discovered playwright Eugene O'Neill.