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Special for Women

1960 6.3

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.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    The Cold Woman

    1960-10-14

    Leora Davis confronts her sexual frigidity with her husband, Charles.

  2. 2

    The Trapped Housewife

    1960-11-10

    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. 3

    The Working Mother

    1960-12-08

    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. 4

    The Single Woman

    1961-02-02

    A troubled single woman is torn between a single man and an affair with a married man.

  5. 5

    Mother and Daughter

    1961-02-03

    A mother and daughter, Ruth and Jeannie Evans, confront their mutual resentment of each other.

  6. 6

    Change of Life

    1961-04-13

    As Minna Borden goes through menopause, she reflects on her life, her regrets and her missed opportunities.

  7. 7

    What's Wrong with Men?

    1961-10-19

    Henry Fellow is dissatisfied with his office job and life in general. He confronts this with his wife, Helen.

  8. 8

    The Glamour Trap

    1961-11-16

    Five women at a beauty salon face society's pressures to conform to the feminine beauty ideal.

  9. 9

    The Lonely Woman

    1962-01-08

    Martha Sloan is married and has a full social life on the surface of things, but secretly, she deeply fears loneliness.

  10. 10

    The Indiscriminate Woman

    1962-02-01

    A couple break off their engagement after the woman's promiscuity comes to light.

  11. 11

    The Problem Child

    1962-04-19

    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. 12

    A Child in Danger

    1964-10-28

    A female lawyer reluctantly defends a male client accused of child molestation.

  13. 13

    The Menace of Age

    1964-12-10

    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. 14

    Just a Housewife

    1965-02-26

    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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