Divine Women
Series 1
3 episodes · Apr 11, 2012
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S1E1When God was a Girl
Apr 11, 2012Historian Bettany Hughes goes back to the beginning of time and visits the world's oldest religious site to find startling evidence that women were part of the very birth of organised religion.
S1E2Handmaids of the Gods
Apr 18, 2012Historian Bettany Hughes uncovers the lost era of the priestess. She delves into the ancient Greek worship of the goddess of sex, Aphrodite, and finds out what this practice meant for women.
S1E3War of the Words
Apr 25, 2012Bettany Hughes discovers how the period known as the Dark Ages was in fact a golden age for a few remarkable women. She finds that education and the written word became vital tools for these women.