Divine Women

2012 - 2012

When God was a Girl

11th April 2012

Episode 1

Historian Bettany Hughes goes back to the beginning of time and visits the world's oldest religious site to find startling evidence that women were part of the very birth of organised religion.

Handmaids of the Gods

18th April 2012

Episode 2

Historian Bettany Hughes uncovers the lost era of the priestess. She delves into the ancient Greek worship of the goddess of sex, Aphrodite, and finds out what this practice meant for women.

War of the Words

25th April 2012

Episode 3

Bettany Hughes discovers how the period known as the Dark Ages was in fact a golden age for a few remarkable women. She finds that education and the written word became vital tools for these women.

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Bettany Hughes sets out on an epic journey across continents and back in time to trace the hidden and often controversial history of women in religion

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Emily Davis

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Leonie Jameson

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