In the 1960s, five women come together through weekly visits to a Palo Alto, California, park, sharing their fears, dreams, and desires and helping one another deal with the daily challenges of life, love, illness, parenthood, and insecurity.
Examines the daily responsibilities of middle-class married women in Victorian London, including their appearance, housecleaning and laundry, managing the servants, balancing the budget, educating the children, and handling the family's religious and social lives.
