Growing up in Illinois -- Apprentice in New York -- Three plays on Broadway -- Three ambitious ventures -- Romances, fairy tales, and a great war -- Three scripts retrieved -- The young American woman -- The "re-marriage" plays and personal challenges --Hollywood, Susan, and another war -- Two plays and the final years

"This is the story behind one of the most important women in American theatre during the early twentieth century. An advocate for women's equality, Rachel Crothers was a pathfinder for women in theatre, respected as a director for mastering all the partsof a production, and she was a volunteer leader during two World Wars and the Great Depression"-- Provided by publisher