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Marion Craig Wentworth
1872–1942
Best known for the striking anti-war play War Brides, this American writer brought feminist politics and social reform to the stage. Her work spoke directly to the fears, hopes, and public debates of the early 20th century.
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War Brides: A Play in One Act
by Marion Craig Wentworth
About the author
Marion Craig Wentworth was an American playwright, poet, and suffragist, born in 1872 and remembered today chiefly for War Brides. The play became widely known and was adapted into a 1916 silent film starring Alla Nazimova, helping carry Wentworth’s anti-war message to a larger audience.
Reliable sources also describe her as a writer whose work centered women’s perspectives and social questions. She studied at the University of Minnesota, and her writing is associated with reform causes including woman suffrage and opposition to war.
Although she is not as widely read now as some of her contemporaries, Wentworth remains an interesting figure for listeners drawn to politically engaged literature, early feminist drama, and works that connect private emotion with public events.