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by Lillian Hellman

About 57 pages (17,179 words)

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The Children's Hour is a three-act play set in the Wright-Dobie School for girls in the 1930's in a small town in Massachusetts. The school was founded by two single women, Martha Dobie and Karen Wright. The play was considered very controversial for its time because of its obvious theme of lesbianism. (read more)

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