A Skirt Through History

A Skirt Through History

1994 · 1 Season · 6 Episodes · 1.0

A lesbian Don Juan, a suffragette and a 17th-century Italian painter are just two of ten remarkable women who speak to us in this drama documentary - an intimate portrait of their lives and a woman's view of history.

Episodes

E11. A Marriage1994-05-06Anne Lister, an outwardly conventional gentlewoman living in Halifax at the beginning of the last century, had a secret life that would have shocked local society. Her diaries, written in such a complex code that they were not deciphered until the 1980s, reveal that she was really a lesbian Don Juan.E22. A Lady's Portion1994-05-13 E33. An Experiment1994-05-20 E44. The Wreckers1994-05-27 E55. A Reputation1994-06-03 E66. The Two Marys1994-06-10