The Screening I Attended Called Packed Through A Trunk ...

The screening I attended called â€Å"Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson† was based during the early 20th century. It was about a woman artist named Edith Lake Wilkinson, who was sent to an insane asylum and no longer heard of thereafter. Jane Anderson, her great-niece, who documented her findings and research on Edith was influenced at a very early age by Edith’s art which was present all through her home. It also talked about how Edith had a companion named Fannie which was most likely her partner therefore, indicating that Edith was gay. The Wilkinson family s lawyer, who was in charge of their estate was suspecting of Edith’s relationship in a letter that he gave her saying it was not wise for them to be so close. As a result, he separated them and eventually stole her inheritance by sending her to an insane asylum. The purpose of Jane Anderson was to rescue all of Edith’s work and return it to her hometown, Provincetown. This event is relevant to policies regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights such as same-sex marriage and discrimination against sexual orientation or gender. Jane Anderson’s great aunt, Edith who was a lesbian was living a life hidden from society in which being gay was not only prohibited, but it was also suppressed. This prejudice was apparent given the fact that she was judged by her family s lawyer of being gay and it was easier for him to deceivingly institute her in an insane asylum. This specific example