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While reading Susan Glaspell's play "Trifles," I was left thinking about the ever recurring Republican Debates on CNN. It seems that Donald Trump is constantly making headlines on the news or on Their America. Why? Why would Glaspell's play remind me of Trump and his goal of become president?

As it seems, in this case, nearly a century has not changed in this mentality since "Trifles" debuted in 1916. While I speak of the next United States president, the play revolves around a murder. Moreover, Glaspell's one-act play is about women solving a case while the men (a court attorney and a sheriff) frolic around the house speaking sexist remarks, that there was "something more serious than preserves to worry about" in the kitchen.

The women are discredited and discarded in the Wright house where a murder has been committed, and the men focus on themselves being capable enough to crack the case.

Why Trump? Why politics? For those who do not know, the winner of the Republican debates must face the leader of the Democratic party. Humour aside, who is the Democratic party? Moreover, who is the face of said party at the moment. With all this coverage on Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, would anyone know that Hillary Clinton is running for president as well? Furthermore, does anyone know that there is also a Republican woman - Carly Fiorina - running too?

Look at the positioning of the candidates at the latest Republican Debate. We see Rand Paul and Mike Huckabee on the left, Donald Trump and Jeb Bush in the centre, and John Kasich and Chris Christie at the end of the line. Where is Fiorina? She is third-from-last next to Governor Kasich.

My post leads to ask: Why, if we say that women matter - and they do - are they continuously subjugated to men and their entitlement? Why isn't Florina in the middle with heavy-hitters Trump and Bush? Why is there no coverage on Hillary Clinton, but coverage on celebrity Donald Trump? What does this have to do with "Trifles?"

In short, it's to give women the chance they deserve. Having a black president was one milestone that the USA is still "recovering from," in their words. To have a woman president would just be absurd! No? Don't think so? Neither do I.

In my opinion, just as the women in "Trifles" cracked the case simply without the aid of men, I believe having a woman president is the change America needs. If the women in Glaspell's play could solve a murder without having any aforementioned knowledge of the subject or have degrees in detective-work, Hillary Clinton - experienced political figure and wife of former President Bill Clinton - could "solve" America with her eyes closed. Only time will tell if Clinton will get the coverage she deserves.

I thoroughly agree with the above posts on the subject of the credibility of women. Unfortunately, America has become accustomed to relying on the all-powerful opinions of men while subjugating the opinions of women. The presidential election is indeed an example of that. It shows that even with the feminist progress that has occurred since the time in which Susan Glaspell wrote her play "Trifles", America is still rampant with inequality between men and women. Hillary Clinton has made headlines in this election somewhat on the simple basis that she is a woman. I think the attention paid to her is somewhat focused more on her gender than on her political ideas. This is a sad idea. We shouldn't live in a world where it is fascinating and ground-breaking for a woman to run for president. This should not be outside of the norm. While Hillary is being celebrated for her breakthrough into politics and the presidential race, people are also celebrating the fact that this contributes to breakthroughs for women. As encouraging as Hillary is, and as proud as I am for this "breakthrough" for women, I think it's sort of sad that in 2015, the idea of a female president is still unusual. As Glaspell shows in "Trifles", women have intellect that is worth notice. But men often overlook this intellect simply on the basis of gender. In a way, society is still stuck in this mindset. Women do have more opportunities and an impactful voice, but there is still the persistent view that women are not able to achieve things at the level that men can. And this is simply unfair for women like Hillary Clinton, who must fight even harder to have their voices heard in fields dominated by men.