30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.
La série se concentre sur un groupe de femmes travaillant dans une usine de munitions pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Ce drame d'ensemble dépeint les dangers et les nouvelles expériences auxquelles elles sont confrontées.