Synopsis
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
Season 11E1The Cold WomanLeora Davis confronts her sexual frigidity with her husband, Charles.60m2E2The Trapped HousewifeWilhemina 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.60m3E3The Working MotherLaura 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.60m4E4The Single WomanA troubled single woman is torn between a single man and an affair with a married man.60m5E5Mother and DaughterA mother and daughter, Ruth and Jeannie Evans, confront their mutual resentment of each other.60m6E6Change of LifeAs Minna Borden goes through menopause, she reflects on her life, her regrets and her missed opportunities.60m7E7What's Wrong with Men?Henry Fellow is dissatisfied with his office job and life in general. He confronts this with his wife, Helen.60m8E8The Glamour TrapFive women at a beauty salon face society's pressures to conform to the feminine beauty ideal.60m9E9The Lonely WomanMartha Sloan is married and has a full social life on the surface of things, but secretly, she deeply fears loneliness.60m10E10The Indiscriminate WomanA couple break off their engagement after the woman's promiscuity comes to light.60m11E11The Problem ChildReports 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.60m12E12A Child in DangerA female lawyer reluctantly defends a male client accused of child molestation.60m13E13The Menace of AgeAfter she suffers a stroke, Barbara Lawson is suggested by her doctor that she and her husband Joe live with their daughter's family.60m14E14Just a HousewifeJacquie 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.60m
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