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

By Claudia Barnett

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887487122
• ISBN13: 9780887487125
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Carnegie-Mellon University Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.9"