A History of Britain by Simon Schama
Victoria and Her Sisters (1837-1901)
Season 3 Episode 2 of 4
The historian investigates the changing role of women in the Victorian era, looking at the work of novelist Elizabeth Gaskell, whose fiction highlighted the plight of needy factory workers. Simon also examines the ground-breaking efforts of doctor Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, health campaigner Mary Seacole and political activists Harriet Stuart Mill and Annie Besant
A History of Britain by Simon Schama airs on BBC Four HD at 9:00 PM, Tuesday 2 June. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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Documentary
Simon Schama
Presenter
Martina Hall
Producer
Martin Davidson
Executive Producer