The New Wave Academy for Women (MUST READ)

The Thinking Housewife ^ | July 30, 2009 | Laura Wood

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TH: Good evening, and welcome to The Thinking Housewife. My guest tonight is the eminently fictitious Ellie Forthnaught, founder and sole proprietor of an interesting new venture in education, the New Wave Academy for Women.

Welcome, Mrs. Forthnaught.

Mrs. F: Thank you. Thrilled to be here.

TH: Mrs. Forthnaught, – may we call you Ellie?

Mrs. F: No, no. Please call me Andy. That’s what all my friends call me.

TH: Fine then, Andy. Tell us about this idea of yours. I understand you intend to revolutionize women’s higher education in America.

Mrs. F: Oh well, I’m no revolutionary really, but I recently announced – at a virtually unattended press conference in the nation’s capital – my plan for a chain of prestigious academies for young women. The start-up date is uncertain, but the plan calls for two dozen academies eventually, with four hundred students each.

TH: This is serious. Sugar?

Mrs F: Thank you.

TH: And?

Mrs. F: There’s likely to be one in every region of America. That’s the goal.

TH: The name of these academies?

Mrs. F: The New Wave Academy for Women. It’s simple and memorable.

TH: Are you wealthy?

Mrs. F: Funding is uncertain. I don’t have any start-up funds as a matter of fact and I don’t expect to find sponsors soon. The plan is well-developed and that’s what counts. Tuition should be in the range of $5,000 per year. I tried to crunch this number to make it less, but that would entail feeding the women only bread and water.

TH: That’s unconstitutional.

Mrs. F: That’s what I thought.

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[Tax-chick]

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[Boogieman]

New Wave Women?

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[LucyT]

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