In 1963, Mary McCarthy's novel, THE GROUP, which chronicled the lives of eight graduates of Vassar's class of 1933, was a scandalous bestseller. The book was a sophisticated satire of women, men, and the upper-middle-class in the 1930s, but what made it a hit was that it was considered a "dirty book," with very frank depictions of women's sexuality. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM