| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Introduction | 第9-19页 |
| Literature review on Beth Henley | 第9-13页 |
| Theoretical framework | 第13-17页 |
| Purpose of the study | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter One:American Feminist Theatre and Beth Henley | 第19-25页 |
| An overview of American Feminist Theatre | 第19-22页 |
| Beth Henley as a representative woman playwright | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Two:Women's Predicaments | 第25-35页 |
| Jen:A slave for her husband and daughter | 第26-28页 |
| Teddy:The portrait of a failed debutante | 第28-30页 |
| Bliss:Henley's version of Blanche Dubois | 第30-32页 |
| Francis:A woman in search of meaning in life | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Three:Solutions of Women's Predicaments | 第35-45页 |
| Gaining of self-awareness | 第36-39页 |
| Sisterhood rapport | 第39-45页 |
| Conclusion | 第45-48页 |
| Works Cited | 第48-51页 |
