She earns her way through community college and business school, all while she works, raises a child, and lives modestly (except for all those diner meals!). Lorelai works her way up the ladder from inn maid to inn owner. She knows the life of privilege won’t fulfill her and sets about to create her own happiness. ![]() Lorelai (Lauren Graham), the anchor of the show, leaves behind a world of white gloves and country clubs to raise a baby on her own as a teenager. Of course that contributed to my love for this series! It’s the perfect show for teens and ‘tweens seeking strong, female-centered stories. PLUS, all of the female characters were strong, interesting, and three-dimensional. The witty, head-spinningly fast dialogue, the quirky small-town charm, and the back-and-forth romance between Luke and Lorealai got me hooked. The brainchild of Amy Sherman-Palladino (hooray female writers!), a single mother and her daughter were more best friends than parent-child. It caused me to reminisce about one of my favorite shows, Gilmore Girls, which ran from 2000-2007, with a four-episode revival series in 2016. I’m often frustrated with the television characters on shows aimed at adolescents and teenagers – Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, the Kardashians et al – that focus heavily on the (highly unattainable) physical female appearance. ![]() This piece originally appeared on Strong Women, Strong Girls, an inspiring organization that supports positive mentoring relationships between college women and pre-adolescent girls in underserved local com munities to help raise ambition and combat the dangers of low self-esteem.
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