Carolyn Clark is three years old and is growing up in the wealthy family in the 1950s in Lexington, Kentucky. Her life changes when her parents are divorced when she is twelve years old. . . at the age of 23, she decides to leave home and begin a career in a fast-food chain. . . she shares the experiences of a single woman on her own fighing against the prejudice that is held by both men and women concerning the role of women in the working world.