It's Ottawa in the 1920s, before birth control is legalized. Sophie, a young working-class girl, falls madly in love with her sister's suitor, and eventually marries, a stablehand named Jonny. After two difficult childbirths, doctors tell Sophie she shouldn't have any more children, but don't tell her how to prevent it. When Sophie inevitably becomes pregnant again, she faces a grim dilemma.
This play is inspired by the book Dear Dr. Stopes: Sex in the 1920s, a compilation of letters sent to the famous British birth-control advocate, which the playwright found at a garage sale.
