Bechdel Test Movie List

Example: The main character and her sisters discuss whether courtship is a necessary prerequisite to marriage. Later they discuss her purchase of a wedding ring "out of stock."

I think it's dubious. I think all of the sisters' conversations with each other are about men.

The major examples are the sisters talking to each other and Mrs Hepworth's involvement as a financial backer. The sisters talk from a cultural perspective even though they are talking about relationship issues such as the embarrassment of marrying below your own class and of choosing a simple ring. Mrs Hepworth talks with Maggie about Mossop but only pragmatically about skill and whether Maggie can turn a profit. Nonetheless the Mrs Hepworth conversation is only there to explicitly state how important Mossop is, framing him as the protagonist and Maggie as male-centric.

It's hard to be sure that contextually it's dubious, especially since the comedic overtones are satirical [about the nature of male control and how to subvert it, hence the title].

I say it passes if family counts, since it's clearly inferred that maggie runs the shop and orders her sisters regularly in what their tasks are and when to do them, demonstrating that the shop runs like that in general. It doesn't if family don't count.