So far, so empowering. However, in a now-viral article for The Conversation, Hannah Robbins – assistant professor in popular music at the University of Nottingham – highlights the fact that, of the musical’s 46 songs, only 14 are sung by women.

“Not only do they feature less, but they are also defined by their romantic connection to Hamilton,” she adds, reminding us that Eliza is Hamilton’s wife, Angelica, and Peggy his sisters-in-law, and Maria Reynolds his mistress.

It’s a matter which is also addressed by Clare Chandler in her review of the Broadway show for Contemporary Theatre, in which she brands Hamilton as “almost feminist.”

“The fascinating realities of the Schuyler sisters are boiled down for musical theatre consumption to the muse (Angelica), the victim (Eliza), and Peggy, so unremarkable she disappears midway through the show with no further mention,” she writes.

“Indeed, there is much discussion of Peggy’s second-act absence on social media, inspiring a host of hashtags (#andpeggy #justiceforpeggy), memes, and gifs.”

Hamilton: does the critically acclaimed musical have a problem with its female characters?