I used to go to an all-girls school and even though the teachers always told us about ‘girl power!’, etc. we had to ‘sit and act like young ladies’ ie. legs together, back straight and mouth closed.

I used to go to an all-girls school and even though the teachers always told us about ‘girl power!’, etc. we had to ‘sit and act like young ladies’ ie. legs together, back straight and mouth closed.