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[email protected]. AGING RAGEFULLY: A LOOK AT AGING WOMEN IN FOUR CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN DRAMAS A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of English Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts By Rachel Thomas May 2015 For Jean. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I would like to thank my thesis chair, Dr. Kelly Reames, for her encouragement and instruction, as well as occasional prodding, throughout this process. I would also like to thank the other members of my committee, Dr. Sandra Hughes and Dr. Lloyd Davies, for their instruction, encouragement, and advice during my time here at WKU. I am eternally grateful to my parents, Jan and Marty Thomas, for instilling in me the work ethic and sense of humor which are equally necessary for an undertaking such as this.