The Ascent of Woman

2015    60m    Not Rated
History, Documentary
8.0
"Explore the untold journeys of women throughout history in 'The Ascent of Woman,' a groundbreaking series revealing their pivotal roles in shaping civilization from ancient times to today’s world. Witness their triumphs and transformations!"
Where to Watch The Ascent of Woman
1 Season
  • Season 1
    Season 14 Episodes
Cast of The Ascent of Woman
  • Amanda ForemanSelf - Historian, Host and Narrator
  • Nguyen Thi Thanh HòaSelf - president of the Vietnam Women's Union
  • Judith HerrinSelf - history professor, King's College London
  • Catherine Marand-FouquetSelf - historian and author
  • Ian HodderSelf - Archaeologist, Stanford University
  • Irving FinkelSelf - Philologist and Assyriologist
  • Elif SafakSelf - author
  • Béatrice DaëlSelf - activist
  • Yi ZhaoyinSelf - Shanghai Normal University
  • Meng ManSelf - professor, Minzu University of China
  • LydiaSelf - Benedictine nun
  • Payman AbdhallaSelf
  • Olivier BlancSelf - author of 'Marie-Olympe de Gouges. Une humaniste à la fin du xviiie siècle'
  • Anne PaupertSelf - Université de Paris
  • Elizabeth CrawfordSelf - author of 'The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928'
  • Wei DongSelf - principal dancer, Shaanxi Grand Opera House
  • Mayada AlkhalilSelf
  • Barbara Evans ClementsSelf - professor of history emerita, University of Akron
  • Najat Vallaud-BelkacemSelf - Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research
  • Jihan AkrawiSelf
  • Junko YamamotoSelf - Kyoto Gakuen University
  • Fiona ShawSelf
  • Jakucho SetouchiSelf - novelist and Buddhist nun
  • Leonid T. YablonskySelf - Professor, Institute of Anthropology and Ethnography
  • Sergo GrigorianSelf - art collector
  • Nadezhda TolokonnikovaSelf - Pussy Riot
  • Malcom GaskillSelf - history professor, University of East Anglia
  • Yang ShaorongSelf - collector of bound foot shoes
  • Mariya AlyokhinaSelf - Pussy Riot
  • Wang HuiyuanSelf - 84 years, victim of Chinese foot binding
  • Leslie P. PeirceSelf - author of 'The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire'
  • Aisula TakinaSelf - Costume Designer
  • Arzhan KukhaevSelf - Artisan
  • Esther KatzSelf - Historian, New York University
  • Shivangini TandonSelf - University of Delhi
  • Evgenia DimitropoulouSelf
  • Sunetta DharSelf - Jagori Women's Resource Centre
  • Alexander SangerSelf - chair of the International Planned Parenthood Council
  • Lloyd Llewellyn-JonesSelf - Professor of Ancient History, Cardiff University
  • Nadje Al-AliSelf - professor of gender studies, University of London
  • Lindiwe MazibukoSelf - South African politician
  • Phumzile Mlambo-NgcukaSelf - executive director, UN Women
 
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