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Special for Women

6.0 TMDB19601 season

Special for Women

DocumentarySoapDrama

Special for Women (also known as Purex Specials for Women) is a drama/documentary anthology series broadcast on NBC from 1960 to 1965. It dramatized problems faced by everyday women, including menopause, sexual dysfunction and the feminine beauty ideal, followed by a discussion of that episode's topic with a panel of experts.

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Season 1

14 episodes

Season 1

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E1
The Cold Woman
60 min
Leora Davis confronts her sexual frigidity with her husband, Charles.
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E2
The Trapped Housewife
60 min
Wilhemina Ross realizes she is dissatisfied with her life as a housewife when she leaves a note for the milkman that reads 'Help.' She confronts this with her husband, Mike.
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E3
The Working Mother
60 min
Laura Tyler has been accused of child neglect simply because she works a job in addition to raising children. With her husband, Ross, she confronts the existential issues around working women in society.

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