The Ascent of Woman Revolution (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary, History

The Ascent of Woman

Revolution (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary, History

From political uprisings to reproductive rights, the role of women in revolutions has transformed the modern world. Dr. Foreman discovers through women like campaigner and writer Olympe De Gouges and Bolshevik radical Alexandra Kollontai ...See moreFrom political uprisings to reproductive rights, the role of women in revolutions has transformed the modern world. Dr. Foreman discovers through women like campaigner and writer Olympe De Gouges and Bolshevik radical Alexandra Kollontai that the post-revolutionary world would be as rife with gender bias as the societies they�۪d helped transform. See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Amanda Foreman Self - Historian, Host and Narrator Self - Historian, Host and Narrator See fewer	The Duchess (2008)
Catherine Marand-Fouquet Self - historian and author Self - historian and author See fewer	The Ascent of Woman (2015)
Béatrice Daël Self - activist Self - activist See fewer	The Ascent of Woman (2015)
Olivier Blanc Self - author of 'Marie-Olympe de Gouges. Une humaniste à la fin du xviiie siècle' Self - author of 'Marie-Olympe de Gouges. Une humaniste à la fin du xviiie siècle' See fewer	L'ombre d'un doute (2011)
Elizabeth Crawford Self - author of 'The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928' Self - author of 'The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928' See fewer	The Ascent of Woman (2015)
Barbara Evans Clements Self - professor of history emerita, University of Akron Self - professor of history emerita, University of Akron See fewer	The Ascent of Woman (2015)
Sergo Grigorian Self - art collector Self - art collector See fewer	The Ascent of Woman (2015)
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Self - Pussy Riot Self - Pussy Riot See fewer	The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
Mariya Alyokhina Self - Pussy Riot Self - Pussy Riot See fewer	Riot Days (2023)
Esther Katz Self - Historian, New York University Self - Historian, New York University See fewer	The Ascent of Woman (2015)
Alexander Sanger Self - chair of the International Planned Parenthood Council Self - chair of the International Planned Parenthood Council See fewer	The Ascent of Woman (2015)
Nadje Al-Ali Self - professor of gender studies, University of London Self - professor of gender studies, University of London See fewer	The Ascent of Woman (2015)
Lindiwe Mazibuko Self - South African politician Self - South African politician See fewer	The Ascent of Woman (2015)
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Self - executive director, UN Women Self - executive director, UN Women See fewer	Marketing.Media.Money (2016)