MLS 1

Comment on how the film is portraying the time period of the 1950s.

The film is portraying the 1950’s in a very well manner in my opinion. It shows that women in college want to get married and start a “nuclear family”. The role of women in this time was basically to cook, take care of the kids and husband, and clean. The women at Wellesley are strictly taught to follow these rules, or they will be seen differently. Another thing the film shows is that men are favored over women. This is exemplified by Dunbar who has sex with the students, even though the faculty is aware of it. When the nurse tries to help the women from getting pregnant she is fired from Wellesley, but Dunbar isn’t for having sex with them.