A Skirt Through History

Season 1

A lesbian Don Juan, a suffragette and a 17th-century Italian painter are just two of ten remarkable women who speak to us in this drama documentary - an intimate portrait of their lives and a woman's view of history.

Where to Watch A Skirt Through History • Season 1

6 Episodes

  • A Marriage
    E1
    A MarriageAnne Lister, an outwardly conventional gentlewoman living in Halifax at the beginning of the last century, had a secret life that would have shocked local society. Her diaries, written in such a complex code that they were not deciphered until the 1980s, reveal that she was really a lesbian Don Juan.
  • A Lady's Portion
    E2
    A Lady's PortionBessie Parkes founded the first newspaper run by women. Emilie Peacocke later became one of the first women reporters.
  • An Experiment
    E3
    An ExperimentDr James Barry was born a girl, but lived disguised as a man. Hannah Cullwick turned from working-class to high-class.
  • The Wreckers
    E4
    The WreckersSarah Benett and Ethel Smyth were prison cell neighbors. Both were charged with window breaking - a suffragettes tactic.
  • A Reputation
    E5
    A ReputationPainter Artemisia Gentileschi has been remembered as loose. Her trial record reveals how her reputation was ruined.
  • The Two Marys
    E6
    The Two MarysLady Maria Nugent described her slaves as "merry." Meanwhile, Mary Prince, born into slavery, endured brutal treatment.

 

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