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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
That's the message that YOUR all-girls school gave you. There are a lot of other ones that don't give this message, they give you the message to marry a nice boy from the all-boys school and make him babies.
Does this remind anyone else of Mona Lisa Smile?
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Please do not compare Mona Lisa Smile to a late 20th century-early 21st century school. The Wellesley portrayed in the movie is not the Wellesley of 2004. If I were to produce a movie about my school in 1953-54, it too would likely resemble MLS. If you read the article, one girl said that she didn't want to be like her mother, having to work all day and having no time for her growing up. Maybe she just wants to be different, just like her mom wanted to be different from an earlier generation.
ETA: Even the most modern girls' high schools still slightly promote dating boys from the nearby boys' school(s)...At my school, for example, all theatrical productions were with the boys' school next door.