The United States government has brought a case against the Board of Lady Managers, the women’s committee behind the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, accusing them of promoting dangerous feminist ideas. Called to testify are three real historical women: Julia Grant, widow of President Ulysses S. Grant; Ida Lewis, celebrated as America’s bravest woman for her lighthouse rescues; and Bertha Palmer, the Chicago socialite who chaired the board. What starts as a courtroom drama becomes something much bigger, a shared reckoning that helps light the fuse for the century of change that follows.
Who’s In It
- Julia Grant, the former First Lady
- Ida Lewis, the fearless lighthouse keeper
- Bertha Palmer, the socialite turned activist and board chairwoman
- Franklin Blackwood, the prosecutor
- Judge Silas Montgomery, whose worldview shifts over the course of the trial
- Bailiff Tom Jennings
Historical Drama, Full-Length, Cast of 6 to 10.
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