"The Master of Mrs. Chilvers" is a satirical comedy by Jerome K. Jerome, first staged in 1911. The play imagines a topsy-turvy Britain where women, having won the vote, gradually seize political power. Hester Chilvers, a charismatic suffrage leader, becomes Prime Minister, while her husband Geoffrey finds himself sidelined—expected to manage the household and support his ambitious wife. As women dominate Parliament and restructure society, men organize their own rights movement, demanding a voice. Through witty role reversal, Jerome explores gender politics, marriage, and power, asking whether the battle of the sexes would simply invert—rather than end—with authority reversed.
