Annie Rowe, Nellie Fishburn, Becky Fishburn, Carolyn Giger

DID YOU KNOW? Washington women won the vote – then lost it – TWICE -- in the 1880s. Washington became the fifth state in the US & the first in the 20th century to grant permanent equal suffrage -- in 1910. Washington women inspired the final drive for national woman suffrage in 1920. In the final years of the national struggle for women’s voting rights, suffragists in Washington, D.C. were jailed and brutalized. Recipe for Justice a musical readers theatre by Susan G. Butruille, MA

RECIPE FOR JUSTICE tells the dramatic tale of Washington equal suffrage from territorial beginnings through the Washington victory in 1910 and national equal suffrage in 1920.

RECIPE FOR JUSTICE follows three generations of women -- the family matriarch, her daughter, and two granddaughters -- as they gather to plan a celebration dinner and find themselves sharing recipes, songs, memories, and contrary views over equal suffrage, women’s rights, and family dynamics. Voices of suffragist spirits weave through the play with comments and historical perspectives, acting at times as a Greek chorus.

THREE WAYS to celebrate Washington’s suffrage centennial with RECIPE FOR JUSTICE:
• Playwright Susan Butruille’s costumed revue based on RECIPE FOR JUSTICE, with music, narration, and audience members reading excerpts of the play. A previous Inquiring Mind offering through Humanities Washington, www.humanities.org/inquiringmind.

• A reading version of RECIPE FOR JUSTICE: THE READERS THEATRE which can be read and enjoyed by schools or clubs for educational purposes.

• A public performance of RECIPE FOR JUSTICE: THE READERS THEATRE, with stage directions and suggested optional public domain period music and authentic suffrage music. Contact the playwright.

  “I’ll not soon forget the moments of laughter, tears and reflection borne from these remarkable lessons from history.” – Lisa Bergman, Executive Director, Icicle Creek Music Center.

  Susan Butruille, M.A. is the award-winning author of the Women’s Voices books on women in the West, and scriptwriter for a film on the Oregon Trail. The Leavenworth, Washington writer and readers theatre director has given costumed presentations from coast to coast and in France. She is also available for forums, teacher workshops, and programs such as “Tea, True Womanhood and Uppity Women.” Recipe For Justice sponsors are the Upper Valley Historical Society, Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort, Icicle Fund, and the Washington Women’s History Consortium, www.washingtonwomenshistory.org, a part of the Washington State Historical Society. Information: washingtonwomenshistory.org or Susan G. Butruille • www.sbvoices.com • 509-548-0238. Web: www.sbvoices.com.

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