"The Heidi Chronicles and Feminism from 1960-1990" written by Wendy Wasserstein: The struggle for equality for women.

"Then the Lord God said, 'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him'"(The Holy Bible, Genesis 2:18). Ever since the beginning of time women have been looked down upon as "helpers," created specifically for the convenience of men.
Feminism first emerged as a plea for equality in America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Feminists succeeded in their struggle to gain equal voting rights, but just because women were allowed the same voting rights as men absolutely did not guarantee complete equality. Women were still considered to be da…