dancersdreamland
01-04-2004, 07:12 PM
I just watched Mona Lisa Smile starring Julia Roberts, Julia Stiles and Kirsten Dunst. The movie, set in the early 50s, revolves around a teacher's (Roberts) trials at an all-girls college which is really more of a finishing school designed to ready young woman for marriage.
I left the film feeling very proud and fortunate of the opportunities we as woman get to partake in today. During the time of the film woman were expected to marry, be the perfect wife, raise the children, have dinner ready on the table for the husband...continuing education was pretty much unheard of and a working female was just wrong.
I couldn't imagine living in a time like that...a time of dependence. I guess I just really value my independence and self-support.
Thoughts?
I left the film feeling very proud and fortunate of the opportunities we as woman get to partake in today. During the time of the film woman were expected to marry, be the perfect wife, raise the children, have dinner ready on the table for the husband...continuing education was pretty much unheard of and a working female was just wrong.
I couldn't imagine living in a time like that...a time of dependence. I guess I just really value my independence and self-support.
Thoughts?