Evaluation of Armistice

American drama in the twentieth century brought about the emergence of many

female playwrights. Alice Childress, Lorraine Hansberry, and Ntozake Shange are three

of America’s distinguished African American female playwrights. They have

contributed to the development of American Theatre and their works, with similar and

different views, have inspired many female playwrights today.

Before the twentieth century, there were not many opportunities for women in

American theatre. Because men dominated American theatre, women, especially black

women were hardly included. By the 1900s, women began to burst on the scene. They

began to make their presence felt. The number of black female playwrights began to

increase and important events such as the Harlem Renaissance served as an outlet for

them to display their works and express their views and issues about black life.

By the mid twentieth century, a new generation of black fe...