Name: War Women
Released: 2003-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

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As warriors, spies, resistance fighters, combat nurses, reporters and propagandists, women have played an integral part in warfare throughout history.

Documentary · 2003 · 1 hr

EPISODE 1

Fighters

This 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.

49 min · Oct 19, 2003
EPISODE 2

Spies and Angels

As the concept of ‘acceptable' roles for women in the military lingered throughout world history, the roles most women found themselves performing were significant.

50 min · Oct 14, 2003
EPISODE 3

The Home Front

An 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?

50 min · Oct 15, 2003
EPISODE 4

Words and Pictures

Examine women's broader contribution to the cultural images of armed conflict through such artistic mediums as painting, poetry, photography, and writing.

47 min · Oct 16, 2003

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