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''A Single Woman'' is a play based on the life of
Jeannette Rankin Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973) was an American politician and women's rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as ...
, the first woman in the
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. First drafted as a one-woman show by Nevada Shakespeare Company founding Artistic Director,
Jeanmarie Simpson Jeanmarie Simpson (born November 20, 1959) is an American theatre artist and peace activist best known for writing and playing the title role in the 2004 play '' A Single Woman'', and its 2008 film adaptation, based on the life of first US Cong ...
, it developed into a "duet performance work" by the time it premiered at the Oats Park Art Center in
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on February 7, 2004. The play subsequently toured internationally with hundreds of
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including a 4-week run at The Culture Project
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in the summer of 2005. The play closed at the Invisible Theatre in Tucson, Arizona on November 5, 2006.


Artists

In addition to being a theatre artist, Simpson, the author and performer of the title role, is a
peace activist A peace movement is a social movement which seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or wars) or minimizing inter-human violence in a particular place or situation. They are often linked to the goal of achieving world p ...
. Many performances of the play have been fundraisers for individual branches and the national office of the
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is a non-profit non-governmental organization working "to bring together women of different political views and philosophical and religious backgrounds determined to study and make kno ...
(WILPF), in addition to hundreds of other peace and justice organizations including
United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant Christian denomination, denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was ...
's Social Justice and Global Ministries, Jews for Peace,
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,
American Civil Liberties Union The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit civil rights organization founded in 1920. ACLU affiliates are active in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The budget of the ACLU in 2024 was $383 million. T ...
, Veterans for Peace,
American Friends Service Committee The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Religious Society of Friends ('' Quaker)-founded'' organization working for peace and social justice in the United States and around the world. AFSC was founded in 1917 as a combined effort by ...
and many others. Simpson directed the production in New York, initially with Claudia Schneider and ''
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'' veteran, Neal Mayer, in the roles. Midway through, Simpson stepped in and completed the run as Rankin.


See also

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Jeannette Rankin Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973) was an American politician and women's rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as ...
*
Jane Addams Laura Jane Addams (September 6, 1860May 21, 1935) was an American Settlement movement, settlement activist, Social reform, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, philosopher, and author. She was a leader in the history of s ...
*
Raging Grannies The Raging Grannies (or just "Raging Grannies") are activist organizations in many cities and towns in Canada, the United States, and other countries. The first group started in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in 198687. They are social just ...
* ''A Single Woman'' (film)


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