Series · 1960 – 1965 · Documentary
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.
1 season · 14 episodes
Episode 01
The Cold Woman
Leora Davis confronts her sexual frigidity with her husband, Charles.
Episode 02
The Trapped Housewife
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.
Episode 03
The Working Mother
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.
Episode 04
The Single Woman
A troubled single woman is torn between a single man and an affair with a married man.
Episode 05
Mother and Daughter
A mother and daughter, Ruth and Jeannie Evans, confront their mutual resentment of each other.
Episode 06
Change of Life
As Minna Borden goes through menopause, she reflects on her life, her regrets and her missed opportunities.
Episode 07
What's Wrong with Men?
Henry Fellow is dissatisfied with his office job and life in general. He confronts this with his wife, Helen.
Episode 08
The Glamour Trap
Five women at a beauty salon face society's pressures to conform to the feminine beauty ideal.
Episode 09
The Lonely Woman
Martha Sloan is married and has a full social life on the surface of things, but secretly, she deeply fears loneliness.
Episode 10
The Indiscriminate Woman
A couple break off their engagement after the woman's promiscuity comes to light.
Episode 11
The Problem Child
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.
Episode 12
A Child in Danger
A female lawyer reluctantly defends a male client accused of child molestation.
Episode 13
The Menace of Age
After she suffers a stroke, Barbara Lawson is suggested by her doctor that she and her husband Joe live with their daughter's family.
Episode 14
Just a Housewife
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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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.
Special for Women is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The documentary from George Lefferts has 1 season and 14 total episodes, rated 6.3/10 by 3 viewers.
Special for Women has 1 season with 14 episodes in total.
Special for Women has ended and is no longer in production.
Special for Women airs on NBC.
Special for Women first aired on October 14, 1960.
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