Women, War & Peace II
"Women weren't written out of history – they were never written in. Until now."
In a year when women are mobilizing and running for office in unprecedented numbers, see how some of the biggest international stories of recent memory are shaped by women. An all-female cast of directors present four never-before-told stories about the women who risked their lives for peace, changing history in the process.
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Seasons & Episodes
1. Wave Goodbye to Dinosaurs
Years of violent strife in Northern Ireland compel a group of Catholic and Protestant women to demand a seat at the negotiating table for the Good Friday Agreement—a deal that stands to this day.
2. The Trials of Spring
In 2011 three Egyptian women fight for the goals of the popular movement: “bread, freedom and social justice” for all. Caught between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood, the women soon find themselves being pushed backwards.
3. Naila and the Uprising
In 1980s Gaza, student organizer and activist Naila Ayesh joins a secret network of women in a movement that brings together the disparate organizations protesting Israeli occupation - into the non-violent heart of the Palestinian struggle for freedom.
4. A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers
160 Bangladeshi women form an all-female unit of a UN peacekeeping mission to Haiti following the devastating 2011 earthquake, where they confront extreme poverty and devastated healthcare systems.