- A Jury of Her Peers" is a short story by Susan Glaspell. Glaspell originally wrote the story as a one-act play entitled Trifles for the Provincetown Players. It has discussed both the story and the play. Referred to as a "feminist classic," A Jury of Her Peers raises significant questions about women's oppression in a society dominated by men, gender differences in perception, and the empowerment of women that comes from consciousness-raising and female bonding. The title is connected to Lewis Hale's line “Well, women are used to worrying over trifles." The title also suggests that women's actions and concerns are considered by the men as mere trifles.