women earn 60% of classics degrees and have earned 45-60% of classics degrees since 1990, attend university at higher rates, study the humanities even if not majoring in them at higher rates, and read more books. take that condescension back to 1930.
Beautiful gag in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) where Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall are fantasizing about marrying a wealthy man and then it cuts to Betty Grable who is just dreaming about a delicious sandwich