While Dinotopia is getting ready to expand into Colorado, they were still receiving an influx of people wanting to join, which added a little more to the housing problem that prompted the expansion in the first place. While all aspects of Animalia are welcoming of newcomers, the recent wave of people mostly consisted of what most would refer to as bimbos.
In Lyre, these bimbos were considered a bit of a nuisance. Before they converted, they were women who coasted through life with just their good looks and not bothering with academics. It seemed that these women only wanted to join Animalia to renew their youth, benefit from the improved health and increased libido, and continue as they had before. Ms. Fabina was at least trying to discipline these ladies by making them attend class and actually try to learn a lasting trade.
Of course, not all bimbos are just lazy lookers. Some people couldn't help being of low intelligence. For instance, Hunni Bunni lost a lot of knowledge thanks to the cancer that ravaged her brain and had to relearn a lot of things. At least she was making more progress in relearning her native Ukrainian thanks to her study buddy. And some women had been raised by rather backwards parents. Several such women were currently living in Ursula's manor.
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Despite her vast wealth, Ursula hadn't forgotten her humbler origins. Her father had been a successful rancher, but he had to work hard to make his fortune. While he had allowed Ursula to study and pursue her own hobbies, she knew a lot of other ranchers had little time for their daughters and still clung to an old-fashioned 'stay in the kitchen' mentality. Quite simply, that's what a lot of these women had to deal with growing up.
"Pa always said it's a woman's job to look purty and mind the house," said one of the tenants. Ursula had suggested the girls some of their backgrounds with each other.
"My pa was always too busy with my brothers," said another, "They got all the encouragement and stuff while I was starvin' for attention."
"At ya'll had a choice of who you were datin'," said a third, "Daddy kept strutting me around like a breedin' mare, tryin' ta find the right man for me."
"And you all wanted your own independence," said Ursula, "You wanted to seem more than just pretty figureheads. I'm guessing your fathers didn't like your choices."
"Most guys prefer someone pretty than smart," said the first woman.
Ursula sighed. For all of Texas's conservative attitude, some parts of it never seemed to progress further in women's rights than the 50's. These poor women were denied the chance to become more than what they were by this stifling chauvinistic attitude. "You know, you don't need to convert to improve your intellects," said Ursula, "You can apply yourselves to studying in a better location."
"But ain't we too old for school now?" asked the second woman.
"Besides, they say we're better off with the rest of the walnut brains here," said the third.
"That is a very inaccurate stereotype," said Ursula, "Becoming Dinotopians didn't make our brains any smaller than they were before. Also, that theory about dinosaur brain size is out-of-date."
"But can't we learn better when we're young again?" asked the first.
"It would at least give you the youthful energy," said Ursula, "But don't feel you have to change yourselves before you know what you want."