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The Story of Women and Art: Episode 3

Episode 3

The Story of Women and Art

BBC Two - The Story of Women and Art, Episode 3

Amanda Vickery shows how creative opportunities for women exploded in the 20th Century.

An exploration of the explosion in creative opportunities for women in the 20th Century. Western women demanded increasing roles in society, pushing art's boundaries even further.

In the final programme of the series, Professor Amanda Vickery explores the explosion of creative opportunities for women as the 20th Century dawned.

Travelling from London and Paris to the remote Swedish countryside and the bleak desert landscape of New Mexico; this was a time where western women were demanding ever increasing roles across society and female artists found the strength to push the boundaries of art even further.

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