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Daisy Lindberg and Lily Boyle traded a colorful past for a fresh start as seamstresses in Autrie, Texas, and their aim to spark a women’s rights movement is raising eyebrows among the town’s dumbfounded men. But among the ladies? Tired of being treated like possessions, they have two words: Amen, sister! Beulah, a sassy shop owner as formidable as a cannon shot, is on board. So is Alma, a timid preacher’s wife who hit her breaking point. Before long, a courageous female posse has a liberating petition of demands.

I segreti che le donne si rivelano nei momenti di privacy, ad esempio in una toilette per sole signore, dovrebbero restare custoditi in quelle mura. Ma a volte accade che quei segreti giungano alle orecchie sbagliate e cambino per sempre la vita di chi ne viene a conoscenza. L'esistenza di Trudy Williams è piuttosto movimentata: sua figlia è una ragazza eccentrica e ribelle, suo marito non fa altro che tradirla e sua madre è ricoverata in una casa di cura per malati di Alzheimer.

Thalia Mara's story spans the history of dance in the twentieth century and the rise of the arts in her adopted city of Jackson, Mississippi. As an adolescent Mara (1911–2003) studied with renowned Russian teacher Adolph Bolm, who recommended she go at age sixteen to Paris for further study. During a tour in Europe and South America, she met her partner in dance and life, Arthur Mahoney, and they dazzled the world with their breathtaking performances during the 1930s and '40s. The two were named codirectors of Jacob's Pillow in 1947, gracing the cover of Life magazine that year.