Fifth of eight films examining the way women's lives have changed in the 20th century. Just a Girl
'I couldn't understand why women had to accept something different, why my brothers would say "You're just a girl", when I was just as good as they were.'
Different books, different toys, different schools and different lessons have made girls throughout the century grow up with quite separate expectations and dreams from boys. Why did those differences develop and why did they persist? How far have we come since scientists insisted that mental effort ruined growing girls for their true vocations as wives and mothers?
Film editor DAVID THOMAS Producer
MARGARET WINDHAM HEFFERNAN (R)