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“School Mom”
From 13-Year-Old Anne’s Journal — November 23, 1982 – GOOD “Miss Beadle sprained her ankle & Caroline had to teach. This one kid named Abel was dumb and she taught him how to read & he wasn’t dumb anymore.” ____________________________________________________ From Tracy — This is one of the episodes I look at completely differently now as an adult. Especially as an adult woman. I hadn’t noticed or at least understood the wistfulness on Caroline’s face all through the show. Maybe I’m putting too much post-feminism into it but it seems as if she’s realizing that she’s not living up to her full potential by being a mother and housewife only. It’s really poignant. I love how strong Caroline is in the...
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“The Empire Builders”
From 13-Year-Old Anne’s Journal — November 22, 1982 – FAIR “This railroad come through Walnut Grove & had to threaten to take away the Wilder’s & the Carters property. They fought for it & won.” ____________________________________________________ From Anne — Well, here’s an episode that feels uber contemporary, packed with juicy issues: corporations vs. the little guy, selling out in the name of progress, eminent domain, and the congruency of economic progress and prostitution. It was kind of fun to see a few whores on the loose in Walnut Grove, the Las Vegas of Minnesota, if you will. Also great to see Melissa Gilbert brandishing a shotgun, at the end of the episode. I wonder why the Little House TV writers didn’t...
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