[Auburn Annie]

Interestingly, there's a letter to the editor in today's New York Times about the influence of That Girl:



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August 27, 2006
'THAT GIRL'; Ann Marie, Pioneer

To the Editor:

Re ''When Age Wasn't Wasted on the Old'' [Aug. 13]:

In celebrating the DVD of ''That Girl'' starring Marlo Thomas, Claire Dederer makes an interesting and original point about the changing television portrayal of age. But given my age, I think she misses the point when she plays down this series as pioneering TV feminism. Where else was there a young woman who lived on her own and wasn't obsessed with getting married? Trust me, nowhere.

Of course, if Ms. Thomas had won out over network executives completely, ''That Girl'' would have been ''That Woman'' with different male friends, not just one very proper boyfriend who turns into a fiancé.

Gloria Steinem
New York City