The film “Mona Lisa Smile” is an inspirational film that explores life through feminism, marriage, and education led by a modernist teacher at the end of an era traditional. It begins by introducing the protagonist, Katherine Watson (Julia Roberts), a liberal-minded rookie professor from California, who lands a job in the art history department at a snobbish, all-girls college, called Wellesley, in the fall of 1953. Despite her boyfriend Paul's warnings that Boston's Brahmin environment was out of her element, Katherine was thrilled at the prospect of tutoring some of the country's brightest young women, however, her Wellesley image quickly fades after her first day of lesson. in which it was more like a baptism of fire. Her smug students flaunted their expert knowledge of the text and humiliated her in front of a supervisor. However, Katherine, determined not to give in to the pressure, steps away from the program to regain the upper hand. She quickly challenged the girls' idea of ​​what constituted art and exposed them to modern artists not approved by the school board. He challenged them to think for themselves and explore outside their traditional views. At first this art form was unacceptable to the students, however, over time Katherine managed to penetrate the contempt of her students and earn their respect. The notable exception was the high-minded self-righteous brat Betty, who sarcastically challenged Katherine from day one and who caused Katherine's colleague and friend Amanda to be fired for revealing in a school newspaper editorial that the free-thinker of the faculty provided contraceptives to students. This was unacceptable according to Wellesley staff because ... middle of paper ... which her mother told her and took her beliefs very seriously. Giselle even spoke about her parents' separation after her father returned from the war. He explained that things just weren't the same. Society was going through a huge change and it was affecting everyone's lives. “Mona Lisa Smile” is a great reminder of what it was like to live when a woman had no voice. However, if this film were set on a campus today, the company would not have played a major role in the film. Both women and men would be equal on campus and their education would be of equal value. In today's society it is very important for a woman to educate herself and have a career. We are a feminist society in that all people should be treated equally, however, sooner or later we could all use a Katherine Watson in our lives, to remember that women have a voice.