"Real Women Have Curves" was released in November 2002. Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: HBO/Alamy Five years ago, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut, “Lady Bird,” rattled critics and made history. The coming-of-age film follows a Sacramento, California, teenager nicknamed Lady Bird as she contends with a strained mother-daughter relationship and her desire to attend college on the East Coast despite her family’s financial struggles.