
War Women
Whether as warriors, spies, resistance fighters, combat nurses, reporters, or propagandists, women have played a part in warfare throughout world history. Why then has society clung to the idea that women should not fight on the frontline?
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Fighters
01-09-200347 minThis is the story of women who experienced battle firsthand. Dressed as women, and often as men, these women fought in the wars that shaped our world. Who were they, and how did th...
- Ep 2
2.Spies and Angels
08-09-200347 minAs the concept of 'acceptable' roles for women in the military lingered throughout world history, the roles most women found themselves performing not only put them in the thick of...
- Ep 3
3.The Home Front
15-09-200347 minAn abiding image of the home front is of a woman shielding a child in an idyllic cottage doorway, but what roles did women really play at home, and how did those roles help redefin...
- Ep 4
4.Words and Pictures
22-09-200347 minExamine women's broader contribution to the cultural images of armed conflict through such artistic mediums as painting, poetry, photography, and writing. What words and images hav...
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