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Mona Lisa Smile

Dear Betty, I came to Wellesley because I wanted to make a difference. But to change for others is to lie to yourself. My teacher, Katherine Watson, lived by her own definition and would not compromise that, not even for Wellesley. I dedicate this, my last editorial, to an extraordinary woman, who lived by example and compelled us all to see the world through new eyes. By the time you read this, shell be sailing to Europe, where I know shell find new walls to break down, and new ideas to replace them with.

— Mona Lisa Smile time

Ive heard her called a quitter for leaving and aimless wanderer. But not all who wander are aimless, especially those who seek truth beyond tradition, beyond definition, beyond the image. Ill never forget you.

— Mona Lisa Smile truth

Katherine Watson: No-ones asking you to sacrifice that, Joan, I just want you to understand you can do both.

— Mona Lisa Smile sacrifice

Joan Brandwyn: Not as much as I regret not having a family, not being there to raise them. I know exactly what Im doing and it doesnt make me any less smart.

— Mona Lisa Smile art

Joan Brandwyn: Sure you did. You always do. You stand in class and tell us to look beyond the image, but you dont. To you a housewife is someone who sold her soul for a center hall colonial. She has no depth, no intellect, no interests. Youre the one who said I could do anything I wanted. This is what I want.

— Mona Lisa Smile soul

Katherine Watson: Quiet! Today you just listen. What will the future scholars see when they study us? A portrait of woman today? There you are ladies. The perfect likeness of a Wellesley graduate, Magna Cum Laude doing exactly what she was trained to do. Slide. A Rhodes scholar. I wonder is she reciting Chaucer while she presses her husbands shirts. Slide. Heh, now you physics majors can calculate the mass and volume of every meat loaf you ever make. Slide. A girdle to set you free! What does that mean? What does that mean? What does it mean? I give up. You win. The smartest women in the country I didnt realize that by demanding excellence I would be challenging what did it say?

— Mona Lisa Smile women

Joan Brandwyn: Well, I havent really thought much about it. After Wellesley, I plan on getting married.

— Mona Lisa Smile thought

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