Daddy-Long-Legs (novel)/YMMV

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  • Fair for Its Day: Jean Webster was an early-20th century feminist, and it shows, particularly when Sallie talks about voting -- which women could not do at the time that the two books were published.
  • Funny Aneurysm Moment: At one point, Judy mentions that she will be able to know if a war breaks between the United States and Japan.
  • Real Women Don't Wear Dresses: The end of Daddy Long Legs has made "feminists" scream and screech because Judy marries Jervis, even when this happens only after the huge fight in which Judy rejects his proposal at first, and also after she makes it clear that, while she loves him, she's her own person and he cannot control her. For even more irony, Jean Webster was actually an advocate for women's education and suffrage.
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