"Sometimes just being a woman is an act of courage..."
Details a young woman's summer in New York working for a Mademoiselle-like magazine, return home to New England, and subsequent breakdown all amidst the horrors of the fifties, from news of the Rosenbergs' execution to sleazy disc jockeys and predatory college boys.
Esther Greenwood
Mrs. Greenwood
Dr. Nolan
Jay Cee
Lenny
Joan
Doreen
Buddy Willard
Marco
Mr. Gilling
Bea Ramsey
Hilda
Betsy
Vikki St. John
Toni LaBouchere
Jane McLode
Student Editor