A tongue-in-cheek history of a girl who could be anything she wanted - but her parents gave her dolls. In High School she decided to stand for class president but had to settle for being secretary. Vocational guidance placed her in nursing, rather than medicine. She then tried sports but a boy beat her. While developing her mind, she read cookbooks. Finally, she decided to be a woman - whatever that is!
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000468
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Feminism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)