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During the Montreal Olympic Games, a young gymnast quickly became a legend. But behind the scenes, she was forced into a relationship with a dictator.

Nadia Comaneci: The Gymnast and the Dictator

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Historian of the medieval period Helen Castor presents an in-depth and insightful series covering England's early Queens.

She-wolves: England's Early Queens

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The intertwined lives and fates of Mary Stuart of Scotland and Elizabeth I of England are recalled in this opulent costume drama.

Queens: The Virgin and the Martyr

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Elizabeth I is said to have carried on an affair with a nobleman, and new evidence suggests that his wife was assassinated so that they could marry.

Elizabeth I: Killer Queen

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Here's the true story of a unique American female legend: Calamity Jane. Her life is the subject of myth, yet it was raw as the American West.

Calamity Jane: Legend of the West

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This film tells stories of survival and suffering as these women navigated their strategic marriages, the longing for love, and power politics.

Splendor and Misery of the Last Tsarinas

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Anne Morgan (daughter of J.P. Morgan) was a driving force of feminism and humanitarianism who sought to provide families with post-war essentials.

Anne Morgan: An American on the Front

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Reexamine the lives of prominent women throughout history and the influence their sisters had on their accomplishments.

A Tale of Two Sisters

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This is the story of Farah Pahlavi, the only empress in Persian history. Learn more about Iran's history and culture, along with the empress' life.

Farah Diba Pahlavi: The Last Empress

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France’s Joan of Arc was considered a heroine for her role in the Hundred Years' War and was made a saint. Her true story is a mystery of the ages.

The Real Joan of Arc

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Mary Magdalene has become a central character in the story of Christianity's origins. Yet, her story, who she was, remains enshrouded in myth.

Scarlet Woman: The True Story of Mary Magdalene

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Ancient Egypt was home to female doctors, priestesses, and even pharaohs. How did these 18 queens shape the history of this classical civilization?

Egypt's Lost Queens

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Explore the life of a female scientist and pioneer of feminism whose discoveries paved the way for modern nuclear science and the atom bomb.

Lise Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb

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She was a star whose rise was perfectly staged by the men who controlled her. But now we can understand how Norma Jeane Baker became Marilyn Monroe.

Becoming Marilyn

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After the 1960s, many women found their lives had barely altered. By the 1970s, the Women’s Movement caused seismic shifts, political and personal.

Virago Women: Birth of the Women's Liberation Movement

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Investigate the historical, cultural, and theological context of women in the Bible. In a patriarchy, they took risks and challenged the social order.

Notorious Women of the Bible

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Initially perceived as a limited revolution by niche groups, sexual revolution ultimately redefined relations between humanity as a whole.

Sex Revolutions

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This docudrama focuses on the personal story of Anne Frank, even as Nazi occupiers scour Amsterdam for Jews to deport to concentration camps.

My Daughter, Anne Frank

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The tale of the Native American Pocahontas and settler John Smith is an American legend. Was it really a love story or a work of vivid imagination?

Pocahontas & John Smith: Love and Survival in the New World

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Ultra marathoner Nikki Kimball takes on the 273-mile Long Trail. What drives someone to attempt such a feat, and what allows them to finish?

Finding Traction: The Ultra Marathon Documentary

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A chronicle of the debate about women's suffrage in the U.S., and the dramatic vote in 1920, which ratified the 19th amendment.

History

Breaking Barriers: Women of History