Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.

• DirectorMike Newell
• Release19 December 2003
• Genre
  Drama / History
• Duration1h 57m
• Budget$72,300,000
• Revenue$141,337,989
• Rate
  

  6.931
  1768 reviews
• Productions

  Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios, Red Om Films