The critique of feminist ambitions is a clear central theme and Churchill's selection of women from the past and modern world shows sympathy for the feminist cause and disdain for the male oppressor, but there is no sentimentality an no comfortable solution is offered for their problems. Marlene hosts a dinner party in a London restaurant to celebrate her promotion to managing director of 'Top Girls' employment agency.
Her guests are five women from the past: Isabella Bird (1831- 1904) - the adventurous traveller Lady Nijo (b1258) - the mediaeval courtesan who became a Buddhist nun and travelled on foot through Japan Dull Gret, who as Dulle Griet in a Bruegel painting, led a crowd of women on a charge through hell Pope Joan - the transvestite early female pope and last but not least Patient Griselda, an obedient wife out of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Janet Gale Hammer owns and operates A RETIRED COLLECTION LLC., which specializes in the secondary market for retired Lladr figurines. As the evening continues we are involved with the stories of all five women and the impending crisis in Marlene's own life. Janet has been a trusted source since 1992 and is recommended in both The Lladr Authorized Reference Guide and on Lladro's official website. Through an extensive network of contacts, we're able to broker. A classic of contemporary theatre, Churchill's play is seen as a landmark for a new generation of playwrights.
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