Extraordinary Women
Season 1
TV-PG
This documentary series highlights the lives of extraordinary women through history. Women of different backgrounds, cultures, and industries.
Where to Watch Extraordinary Women • Season 1
13 Episodes
- Madame Chiang Kai-shek
E1Madame Chiang Kai-shekIn a remarkable life that touched three centuries, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek rose to become one of the most powerful women in the world. She positioned herself at the forefront of Chinese politics and held extraordinary influence in world affairs for a woman of her time. She was, for 5 decades, a source of invaluable support for her husband, General Chiang Kai-Shek, China’s ineffective Nationalist leader. - Coco Chanel
E2Coco ChanelShe was an illegitimate child, born into a poorhouse and abandoned in an orphanage, but Coco Chanel rose from unimaginable poverty to create the most iconic fashion brand of the 20th century, The House of Chanel. Yet behind the success, lies a hidden story of wartime collaboration with the Nazis and a lifetime of disastrous affairs with unsuitable lovers.Always a mistress, never a wife, Coco’s longing for love nearly cost her everything. - Wallis Simpson
E3Wallis SimpsonBrandished a frivolous socialite, a gold digger and even a Nazi-sympathiser, Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American, became embroiled in a deep constitutional crisis when she embarked upon one of the most talked-about marriages of the 20th century. To the horror of the British government and the Royal Family, on 10th December, 1936, King Edward VIII gave up the British throne to marry her. - Martha Gellhorn
E5Martha GellhornMartha Gellhorn was one of the greatest war reporters of the 20th century, sending first-hand accounts from some of the most defining events of the Second World War including the D-Day landings and the liberation of Dachau. She is also noted as being the third of Ernest Hemingway’s four wives, although she resented becoming “a footnote” in someone else’s history. Professionally she rose to the top of the tree, but it seemed her personal life was always in disarray. - Josephine BakerE6
Josephine BakerJosephine Baker was a black entertainer who took the world by storm. Born into poverty in America's Midwest, she danced her way to New York and then Paris. By the end of the 1920s, Josephine was making more money than any other entertainer in Europe. She took French citizenship and even worked on her adopted country’s behalf as an undercover agent during the Second World War, risking her life, smuggling secrets in her sheet music. A look is taken at her incredible journey, from rags to riches, her struggle for equality, major losses and her triumphant return. - Audrey HepburnE9
Audrey HepburnAudrey Hepburn was one of the most stylish women the world has ever seen, and she took Hollywood by storm. Winning an Oscar for her first major film role in Roman Holiday, she went on to star in the iconic Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the huge box office hit, My Fair Lady. Her natural, effortless beauty charmed millions. Audrey was more than just a movie star – she was a fashion icon the world over.
