Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.
Julia Roberts
as Katherine Ann Watson
Kirsten Dunst
as Betty Warren
Julia Stiles
as Joan Brandwyn
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Giselle Levy
Ginnifer Goodwin
as Connie Baker
Dominic West
as Bill Dunbar
Juliet Stevenson
as Amanda Armstrong
Marcia Gay Harden
as Nancy Abbey
John Slattery
as Paul Moore
Marian Seldes
as President Jocelyn Carr
Donna Mitchell
as Mrs. Warren
Terence Rigby
as Dr. Edward Staunton
