Lady Soldiers in the Civil War
Season 1, Episode 5. When we think of a Civil War soldier, it's a man we see. But there were women out there on the battlefield, too - hundreds of them - fighting and dying for their cause. Let's trav...
16 Aug 20181h 3min
Sex & Prostitution in 19th Century America
Season 1, Episode 4. Look for the word 'prostitute' in 19th-century America and you'll find it everywhere. But it went far beyond a job description: It was a line in the sand, a punishment for women w...
2 Aug 20181h 12min
Angel of the Battlefield: Clara Barton
Season 1, Episode 3. She was many things: A celebrated teacher, a pioneering civil servant, a battlefield nurse, a public speaker, and a leader of many initiatives, including the American Red Cross. I...
19 Jul 20181h 16min
Nurses of the American Civil War
Season 1, Episode 2. The soldiers called them angels, but they were warriors: They battled bullets, disease, terrible medical knowledge, and the belief that they didn't belong out in the public sphere...
19 Jul 20181h 1min
A Lady's Life in 19th Century America
Season 1, Episode 1. Mid-19th century America was a pretty buttoned-up place. Or was it? For women, marriage and family was their destiny, their lives confined to a small and private sphere. They coul...
19 Jul 201852min
Welcome to The Exploress
Time traveling through women's history, one era at a time.
19 Jul 20182min
