Katherine Watson, an Oakland State University Ph.D. student, is hired as an Art History instructor at Wellesley College for the 1953/54 school year. She is not an obvious choice as Wellesley is an exclusive upper crust institution where its faculty, students and alumni generally look down upon "State" universities.
Katherine quickly learns that her paper credentials do affect how her students treat her. She also learns that the students are book smart, but do not know how to think for themselves. Their parents and the school administration foster a predetermined path in life for the girls, namely to stick to traditional mores and thoughts, with the primary goal of marrying into a good family.
There are pockets of free thinking among faculty and the students, but those thoughts and associated actions are generally quashed by the overall tone of the school. Katherine decides to instill into her students her own beliefs of what is important in learning. Will the students and administration allow Katherine to be contrary to the prescribed thought?
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Mona Lisa Smile
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Lift Thine Eyes
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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy:
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For the Splendor of Creation
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Gustav Holst:
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I Love Lucy
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Harold Adamson:
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Secret Love
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How High the Moon
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Hoop-De-Doo
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Trio for 2 Flutes and Harp
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Bewitched
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
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Trumpet Voluntary in D, Op. 6, No. 5 (Andante Largo)
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'S Wonderful
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Mona Lisa
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Besame Mucho
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Murder He Says
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You Belong to Me
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The Swan
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Santa Baby
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I've Got a Crush on You
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The Glow Worm
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I'm Sitting on Top of the World
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Tea for Two
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Walkin' My Baby Back Home
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I'm Beginning to See the Light
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No Moon at All
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon
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Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
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Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)
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Flying Home
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The Continental
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What'll I Do
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I've Got the World on a String
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The Heart of Every Girl
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Smile
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Would I Mind
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Jack Little:
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
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Johann Sebastian Bach:
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'S Wonderful
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George Gershwin:
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I've Got a Crush on You
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George Gershwin:
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I'm Sitting on Top of the World
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Ray Henderson:
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Walkin' My Baby Back Home
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Fred E. Ahlert:
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I'm Beginning to See the Light
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Duke Ellington:
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What'll I Do
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Irving Berlin:
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I've Got the World on a String
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Harold Arlen:
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