Breaking Barriers: Women in History
Breaking Barriers: Women in History
This curated playlist explores the lives and times of women who made their mark on history as leaders, thinkers, or personalities. Each character is the product of their time, including the unique barriers that women faced, as well as the determination they felt to realize their vision of the world. Viewers will contrast women's experiences in the formative years of their respective nations to that of an atomic scientist, from the privilege of royal life to the scrappy existence of women in Biblical times.
This curated playlist explores the lives and times of women who made their mark on history as leaders, thinkers, or personalities. Each character is the product of their time, including the unique barriers that women faced, as well as the determination they felt to realize their vision of the world. Viewers will contrast women's experiences in the formative years of their respective nations to that of an atomic scientist, from the privilege of royal life to the scrappy existence of women in Biblical times.
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