![]() “Single-sex living has certain constants,” she said, “whether it’s upscale or down and dirty. She wrote in the memoir that the same “feminine ethos” was present in both institutions, which translates to “empathetic camaraderie and bawdy humor on good days.” This authentic point of view makes sense, since Piper Kerman, the author of the book the show is based on, and the inspiration for the main character, is a women’s college grad herself – a Smith alumna. ![]() And continuously, OITNB has captured those details.įor instance, how all friendship and politics revolve around the cafeteria and those who run it. There is definitely something special about an environment where only women are living and working together that is difficult to describe, let alone put down on paper and translate into a television show. ![]() For one, I paid (and am still paying) handsomely to attend my college, and they’re in jail for free. A women’s college is not literally like jail. But her article made me wonder if it would mean something to me as an alumna of a women’s college. Maybe I would even love it and rewatch it immediately.
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