A rebellious art history teacher tries to shake up her conformist students at Wellesley College, only to find that though their academic achievements equal those of students at the best men's colleges, they all have their eyes on graduating with an MRS degree. California bohemian Katherine Watson (Julia Roberts) comes to chilly, East Coast Wellesley for the 1953-54 academic year, armed with boxes of slides and the conviction that today's best and brightest women should be tomorrow's leaders, not their wives. The well-bred young women of Wellesley, however, are expected to devote equal time to mastering both the intricacies of physics and the art of setting a formal t...
Released:
2003
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
117 mins