Aristotle's Wife: 6 Short Plays about Women in Science

A collection of plays that spotlights women whose professions are pitted against their gender.

Each play in this collection explores an imagined moment in the life of a little-known scientist sidelined by gender. Six brilliant women--Pythias of Assos, Susanna Lister, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Lise Meitner, Esther Lederberg, and Barbara McClintock--vibrantly inhabit these pages (and stages) at points where their personal and professional selves intersect. These plays can be performed together as an evening of theater for smart audiences.

Author: Claudia Barnett
Publisher: Carnegie-Mellon University Press
Published: 03/21/2025
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.83w x 0.32d
ISBN13: 9780887487125
ISBN10: 0887487122
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Theater | General
- Drama | Women Authors
- Drama | Subjects & Themes | Science

About the Author
Claudia Barnett writes plays about women, history, and science. Her recent projects include Theodosia Redux and her collaboration with Pipeline-Collective, Outside of Here, a twelve-hour play that premiered as a live broadcast event featuring three dozen performers. She is professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University. Her previous books include I Love You Terribly: Six Plays; No. 731 Degraw-street, Brooklyn, or Emily Dickinson's Sister: A Play in Two Acts; and Witches Vanish.