Ordinary Women: Daring to Defy History

Season 1

5 episodes · Sep 12, 2016

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  • The Revolutionary Life of Emma Goldman
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    The Revolutionary Life of Emma Goldman

    Sep 12, 2016

    Once dubbed one of the most dangerous people in America by J. Edgar Hoover, activist and speaker Emma Goldman defied history with her revolutionary support for labor rights, women’s rights and “everyone’s right to beautiful radiant things.”

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  • The Groundbreaking Life of Murasaki Shikibu
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    The Groundbreaking Life of Murasaki Shikibu

    Oct 12, 2016

    In 10th century Japan, literary prodigy Murasaki Shikibu wrote the first modern novel at a time when women’s names were rarely even written down.

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  • The Fearless Life of Ching Shih
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    The Fearless Life of Ching Shih

    Nov 3, 2016

    One of the most famous and feared pirates who ever lived was Ching Shih, a young Cantonese woman who became the ruler of one of the largest pirate fleets in history, and the mastermind behind a floating criminal empire so powerful that even the Chinese military couldn’t stop it.

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  • The Courageous Life of Ida B. Wells
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    The Courageous Life of Ida B. Wells

    Nov 22, 2016

    Few stories are as dramatic as that of of Ida B. Wells, a woman who was born a slave in Mississippi in the midst of the Civil War, and became a daring investigative reporter and civil rights crusader who would one day be called the “loudest and most persistent voice for truth” in an era of injustice.

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  • The Brilliant Life of Ada Lovelace
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    The Brilliant Life of Ada Lovelace

    Dec 8, 2016

    A mathematical genius and pioneer of computer science, Ada Lovelace was not only the created the very first computer program in the mid-1800s but also foresaw the digital future more than a hundred years to come.

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