Susan Keating Glaspell (1876-1947) was an American actress, playwright, novelist and journalist who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in drama for her 1930 play Alison’s House. She directed the midwest bureau for the Federal Theatre Project. With her husband George Cram Cook, she founded the Provincetown Players, which launched the career of Eugene O’Neill. Her one-act play Trifles (1916) is frequently cited as one of the greatest works of American theater. In total she published 50 short stories, nine novels, fifteen plays, and a biography.