1953. In America, women are fighting for their rights, and at this time Katherine Ann Willis, freedom-loving and independent graduate of Berkeley, gets a place of art history teacher in the women's Wellesley College. However, among the leadership and staff college of patriarchal views on the role of women in society. Catherine with passionate enthusiasm catches in the struggle for gender equality, and has a tremendous impact on students. Communicating with them is changing not only them but also makes her a new look to their own lives ...