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Joan of Arc was an extraordinary female warrior born in an age that believed women couldn’t fight, let alone lead an army. But Joan was led by faith.

Joan of Arc: God's Warrior

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

Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote

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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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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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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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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.

History

Breaking Barriers: Women of History