1950 Housewives
Season 1
About the Episode
Most middle class women of the 1950s became homemakers. Many women felt dissatisfied.
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| Expires: | Runtime: 9m 14s
Extras
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MAKERS Women in War Valerie Plame
Valerie Plame Wilson's career was sabotaged after she was “outed” as a high-level spy3:56 -
Geena Davis talks about her career
Geena Davis discusses her career in movies and the role of women in the business.5:23 -
MAKERS Women in Space: Women are here to stay
Makers: Women in Space traces the history of women pioneers in the U.S. space program.3:27 -
MAKERS Women in Space: Peeing in Space
Women discuss the NASA engineering around going to the bathroom2:05 -
MAKERS Women in Hollywood: TV Pioneers
TV pioneers like Marlo Thomas and Diahann Carroll opened the door to other women4:12 -
Jane Lynch on being a comedian
Comedian Jane Lynch discusses her career and being a female comedian.4:31 -
Recalling the Comedic Genius of Joan Rivers
Examine how Joan Rivers used comedy to spotlight the inequality between men and women.1:46 -
Mae Jemison, First African-American Woman in Space
Astronaut Mae Jemison on reaching her goal of space travel.3:55 -
Joan Rivers on Her Rough Entrance Into Comedy
Joan Rivers describes her troubles breaking into the comedy world.1:04 -
