I think Col. North is first a U.S. citizen and he has the same rights as you yourself do, sir.
Mothers, unless they were very poor, didn't work. Both of my parents had to leave education. My mother had to work in a cotton mill until 18 or 19, when she took some training in domestic science.
As the lead of a movie, you really set the tone off-camera as well, and that's a really big responsibility.