An 85-year-old Jewish woman recounts her coming-of-age in early 20th-century Boston, navigating family expectations, friendships, and new opportunities for women.
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An 85-year-old Jewish woman recounts her coming-of-age in early 20th-century Boston, navigating family expectations, friendships, and new opportunities for women.
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Addie Baum is The Boston Girl, born in 1900 to immigrant parents who were unprepared for and suspicious of America and its effect on their three daughters. Growing up in the North End, then a teeming multicultural neighborhood, Addie's intelligence and curiosity take her to a world her parents can't imagine -- a world of short skirts, movies, celebrity culture, and new opportunities for women. Addie wants to finish high school and dreams of going to college. She wants a career and to find true l...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Romantic relationships and one mentioned sexual assault scene with explicit sexual content.
Violence & gore
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References to WWI devastation, flu epidemic, and PTSD without graphic detail.
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Central themes of Jewish identity, rituals, and immigrant family life.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Explores gender inequality, women's roles, and immigrant cultural clashes.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Includes sexual assault, harassment, emotional abuse, and family tensions.
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