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Special for Women

Special for Women

1960•1h 0m•6.3/10
DocumentarySoapDrama

Ratings

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6.3/10(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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Production

Universal Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 14, 1960

Last Aired

February 26, 1965

Networks

NBC

Created By

George Lefferts

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
The Cold Woman
Air date: 1960-10-14
Leora Davis confronts her sexual frigidity with her husband, Charles.
E2
The Trapped Housewife
Air date: 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.
E3
The Working Mother
Air date: 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.
E4
The Single Woman
Air date: 1961-02-02
A troubled single woman is torn between a single man and an affair with a married man.
E5
Mother and Daughter
Air date: 1961-02-03
A mother and daughter, Ruth and Jeannie Evans, confront their mutual resentment of each other.
E6
Change of Life
Air date: 1961-04-13
As Minna Borden goes through menopause, she reflects on her life, her regrets and her missed opportunities.
E7
What's Wrong with Men?
Air date: 1961-10-19
Henry Fellow is dissatisfied with his office job and life in general. He confronts this with his wife, Helen.
E8
The Glamour Trap
Air date: 1961-11-16
Five women at a beauty salon face society's pressures to conform to the feminine beauty ideal.
E9
The Lonely Woman
Air date: 1962-01-08
Martha Sloan is married and has a full social life on the surface of things, but secretly, she deeply fears loneliness.
E10
The Indiscriminate Woman
Air date: 1962-02-01
A couple break off their engagement after the woman's promiscuity comes to light.
E11
The Problem Child
Air date: 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.
E12
A Child in Danger
Air date: 1964-10-28
A female lawyer reluctantly defends a male client accused of child molestation.
E13
The Menace of Age
Air date: 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.
E14
Just a Housewife
Air date: 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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