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Extraordinary Women

Season 1

2013 · 13 episodes

This documentary series highlights the lives of extraordinary women through history. Women of different backgrounds, cultures, and industries.

  1. 1. Madame Chiang Kai-shek

    2013-02-01

    In a remarkable life that touched three centuries, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek rose to become one of the most powerful women in the world. She positioned herself at the forefront of Chinese politics and held extraordinary influence in world affairs for a woman of her time. She was, for 5 decades, a source of invaluable support for her husband, General Chiang Kai-Shek, China’s ineffective Nationalist leader.

  2. 2. Coco Chanel

    2013-02-08

  3. 3. Wallis Simpson

    2013-02-15

  4. 4. Grace Kelly

    2013-02-22

  5. 5. Martha Gellhorn

    2013-03-01

  6. 6. Josephine Baker

    2013-03-08

  7. 7. Agatha Christie

    2013-03-15

  8. 8. Hedy Lamarr

    2013-03-22

  9. 9. Audrey Hepburn

    2013-03-29

  10. 10. Indira Gandhi

    2013-04-05

  11. 11. Amelia Earhart

    2013-04-12

  12. 12. Ruth Westheimer

    2013-04-19

  13. 13. Maria Montessori

    2013-04-26

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