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>19. George Bernard Shaw, Mrs. Warren's Profession, near the end of the play..
Correct.

>Remember wondering if Vivie (the bitch) was inspired by Ada Lovelace --and became a kind of narrow-minded version.
No idea what A.L. was like in person. All anyone hears about her these days is that she single-handedly invented computer science or whatever.

>I know Brecht never intended audiences to commiserate with Mother Courage; I wonder how Shaw initially expected Mrs. Warren to be viewed!
I'm sure he himself thought Mrs W. was entirely in the right.