After failing to find a father figure in local handy - man, William (Billy Crudrup), Dorothea enlists the help of Jamie's friend and crush, Julie (rising starlet Elle Fanning), as well as her second - wave
feminist lodger, Abbie (Greta Gerwig), in raising the boy.
There's her
lodger, flame haired photographer Abbie (Greta Gerwig), who introduces him to
feminist propaganda and graphically detailed books on sex.