Sure you did. You always do. You stand in class and tell us to look beyond the image, but...
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Katherine Watson:
There are seven law schools within 45 minutes of Philadelphia. You can study and get dinner on the table by 5:00. Joan Brandwyn:
It's too late. Katherine Watson:
No, some of them accept late admissions! Now, I was upset at first, I can tell you that. When Tommy came to me at the dance and told me he was accepted to Penn, I thought, 'Oh God, her fate is sealed! She's worked so hard, how can she throw it all away?' But then I realized you won't have to! You can bake your cake and eat it too! It's just wonderful! Joan Brandwyn:
We're married. We eloped over the weekend. Turned out he was petrified of a bit ceremony, so we did a sort of spur-of-the-moment thing. Very romantic. [Katherine is stunned] Joan Brandwyn:
It was my choice, not to go. He would have supported it. Katherine Watson:
But you don't have to choose! Joan Brandwyn:
No, I have to. I want a home, I want a family! That's not something I'll sacrifice. Katherine Watson:
No one's asking you to sacrifice that, Joan. I just want you to understand that you can do both. Joan Brandwyn:
Do you think I'll wake up one morning and regret not being a lawyer? Katherine Watson:
Yes, I'm afraid that you will. Joan Brandwyn:
Not as much as I'd regret not having a family, not being there to raise them. I know exactly what I'm doing and it doesn't make me any less smart. This must seem terrible to you. Katherine Watson:
I didn't say that. Joan Brandwyn:
Sure you did. You always do. You stand in class and tell us to look beyond the image, but you don't. To you a housewife is someone who sold her soul for a center hall colonial. She has no depth, no intellect, no interests. You're the one who said I could do anything I wanted. This is what I want
There are seven law schools within 45 minutes of Philadelphia. You can study and get dinner on the table by 5:00. Joan Brandwyn:
It's too late. Katherine Watson:
No, some of them accept late admissions! Now, I was upset at first, I can tell you that. When Tommy came to me at the dance and told me he was accepted to Penn, I thought, 'Oh God, her fate is sealed! She's worked so hard, how can she throw it all away?' But then I realized you won't have to! You can bake your cake and eat it too! It's just wonderful! Joan Brandwyn:
We're married. We eloped over the weekend. Turned out he was petrified of a bit ceremony, so we did a sort of spur-of-the-moment thing. Very romantic. [Katherine is stunned] Joan Brandwyn:
It was my choice, not to go. He would have supported it. Katherine Watson:
But you don't have to choose! Joan Brandwyn:
No, I have to. I want a home, I want a family! That's not something I'll sacrifice. Katherine Watson:
No one's asking you to sacrifice that, Joan. I just want you to understand that you can do both. Joan Brandwyn:
Do you think I'll wake up one morning and regret not being a lawyer? Katherine Watson:
Yes, I'm afraid that you will. Joan Brandwyn:
Not as much as I'd regret not having a family, not being there to raise them. I know exactly what I'm doing and it doesn't make me any less smart. This must seem terrible to you. Katherine Watson:
I didn't say that. Joan Brandwyn:
Sure you did. You always do. You stand in class and tell us to look beyond the image, but you don't. To you a housewife is someone who sold her soul for a center hall colonial. She has no depth, no intellect, no interests. You're the one who said I could do anything I wanted. This is what I want
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Number three
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You shall not provide counsel beyond your own subject
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for any student at any time
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And finally
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That you will agree to maintain a strictly professional relationship
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with all members of the faculty
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Good evening Katherine Hi Violet
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Assuming you accept the conditions we look forward to your continuing
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to be a part of our Wellesley tradition
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Movie Summary
The story of Katherine Ann Watson, a feminist teacher who studied at UCLA graduate school and in 1953 left her boyfriend behind in Los Angeles, California to teach at Wellesley College, a conservative women's private liberal arts college in Massachusetts, United States.
Actors
Joan Brandwyn
Katherine Ann Watson
