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1. When and why was The God of Vengeance put on trial?

The God of Vengeance was a play that was put on trial in 1923, because it was considered obscene. The play had two women in a romantic relationship which, at the time, what is considered indecent to the point of needing to go to court.

2. What was Paula Vogel‘s reaction when she first read The God of Vengeance while at Cornell University?

Vogel had read The God of Vengeance while a student at Cornell University and distinctly remembers this 1906 play that had a love scene between two women and was written by a newly married man. This play changed Vogel’s attitude and assumptions regarding empathy and gender roles.

3. When had Paula Vogel first heard about Rebecca Taichman?

Paula Vogel had first heard about a young graduate student who had written a play based on The God of Vengeance and its subsequent obscenity trial. Vogel was intrigued by Taichman and her work.

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