10 Centuries of Plays by Women

Late 10th century: This is included in the collection The Plays of Roswitha translated by Christopher St. John

Late 10th century: This is included in the collection The Plays of Roswitha translated by Christopher St. John

c.1151: this play is included in the collection Nine Medieval Latin Plays edited by Peter Dronke

1613: According to the Amazon description, "The Tragedy of Mariam (1613) is the first original play by a woman to be published in England..."

A PDF copy of the play can be found at HathiTrust. To download the entire play, use the Login link on Hathitrust and select Auburn University before entering your Auburn ID and password

1662: This collection also includes Cavendish's The Sociable Companions

1668: In The Convent of Pleasure and Other Plays edited by Anne Shaver

1677 & 1681. "The Rover" is in volume one of the The Works of Aphra Behn edited by Montague Summers.

A PDF copy of the The Rover can be found in volume one of the book The Plays, Histories, and Novels of the Ingenious Mrs. Aphra Behn at HathiTrust. To download the entire book, use the Login link on Hathitrust and select Auburn University before entering your Auburn ID and password

1686: "The Lucky Chance" is in volume three of The Works of Aphra Behn edited by Montague Summers.

A PDF copy of the The Lucky Chance can be found in volume three of the book The Plays, Histories, and Novels of the Ingenious Mrs. Aphra Behn at HathiTrust. To download the entire book, use the Login link on Hathitrust and select Auburn University before entering your Auburn ID and password

1696: Included in the anthology Love and Thunder: Plays by Women in the Age of Queen Anne edited by Kendall

A PDF of the play can be downloaded from Google Books