Special for Women

★ 6.3 · 1960 · 60m · Documentary · Soap · Drama

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.

Episodes

▶1. The Cold Woman60m · Leora Davis confronts her sexual frigidity with her husband, Charles.▶2. The Trapped Housewife60m · 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.▶3. The Working Mother60m · 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.▶4. The Single Woman60m · A troubled single woman is torn between a single man and an affair with a married man.▶5. Mother and Daughter60m · A mother and daughter, Ruth and Jeannie Evans, confront their mutual resentment of each other.▶6. Change of Life60m · As Minna Borden goes through menopause, she reflects on her life, her regrets and her missed opportunities.▶7. What's Wrong with Men?60m · Henry Fellow is dissatisfied with his office job and life in general. He confronts this with his wife, Helen.▶8. The Glamour Trap60m · Five women at a beauty salon face society's pressures to conform to the feminine beauty ideal.▶9. The Lonely Woman60m · Martha Sloan is married and has a full social life on the surface of things, but secretly, she deeply fears loneliness.▶10. The Indiscriminate Woman60m · A couple break off their engagement after the woman's promiscuity comes to light.▶11. The Problem Child60m · Reports that a nine-year-old has been pushed down a flight of stairs by his father leads to intervention by a social worker. Conflicting stories are heard in a Rashōmon-esque fashion, including from the mother. Investigations reveal that a wide range of social problems are at play.▶12. A Child in Danger60m · A female lawyer reluctantly defends a male client accused of child molestation.▶13. The Menace of Age60m · After she suffers a stroke, Barbara Lawson is suggested by her doctor that she and her husband Joe live with their daughter's family.▶14. Just a Housewife60m · Jacquie Hunter is sick of being thought of as 'just a housewife' and wishes to leave her husband Matt to work for a career-oriented woman.

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