John Brown’s Women
Susan Higginbotham
Category: Drama
As the United States wrestles with its besetting sin—slavery—abolitionist John Brown is growing tired of talk. His actions will thrust three women into history: Mary, who never expected to be a martyr’s wife; Wealthy, whose dream of making Kansas into a free state turns into disaster; and Annie, who guards her father’s secrets while risking her heart.
As the United States wrestles with its besetting sin—slavery—abolitionist John Brown is growing tired of talk. He takes actions that will propel the nation toward civil war and thrust three courageous women into history: Mary, who never expected to be the wife of a martyr; his daughter-in-law Wealthy, whose dream of making Kansas into a free state turns into madness, mayhem, and murder; and his daughter Annie, who guards her father’s secrets while risking her heart.
Spanning three decades and half the breadth of a nation, John Brown’s Women is a tale of love and sacrifice, and of the ongoing struggle for America to achieve its promise of liberty and justice for all.
