A Skirt Through History

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  • Premiered: May 1994
  • Episodes: 6
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  • Documentary Drama History Mini-series

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Season 1
1x1
A Marriage
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Air date
May 06, 1994
Anne 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 .. show full overview
1x2
A Lady's Portion
Episode overview
Air date
May 13, 1994
Bessie Parkes founded the first newspaper run by women. Emilie Peacocke later became one of the first women reporters.
1x3
An Experiment
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Air date
May 20, 1994
Dr James Barry was born a girl, but lived disguised as a man. Hannah Cullwick turned from working-class to high-class.
1x4
The Wreckers
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Air date
May 27, 1994
Sarah Benett and Ethel Smyth were prison cell neighbors. Both were charged with window breaking - a suffragettes tactic.
1x5
A Reputation
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Air date
Jun 03, 1994
Painter Artemisia Gentileschi has been remembered as loose. Her trial record reveals how her reputation was ruined.
1x6 Show finale
The Two Marys
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Air date
Jun 10, 1994
Lady Maria Nugent described her slaves as "merry." Meanwhile, Mary Prince, born into slavery, endured brutal treatment.

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