Special for Women (also known as Purex Specials for Women) is a drama/documentary anthology series broadcast on NBC from 1960 to 1965. It dramatized problems faced by everyday women, including menopause, sexual dysfunction and the feminine beauty ideal, followed by a discussion of that episode's topic with a panel of experts.
1 season · 14 episodes
The Cold Woman
Oct 14, 196060 min
Leora Davis confronts her sexual frigidity with her husband, Charles.
The Trapped Housewife
Nov 10, 196060 min
Wilhemina Ross realizes she is dissatisfied with her life as a housewife when she leaves a note for the milkman that reads 'Help.' She confronts this with her husband, Mike.
The Working Mother
Dec 8, 196060 min
Laura Tyler has been accused of child neglect simply because she works a job in addition to raising children. With her husband, Ross, she confronts the existential issues around working women in society.
The Single Woman
Feb 2, 196160 min
A troubled single woman is torn between a single man and an affair with a married man.
Mother and Daughter
Feb 3, 196160 min
A mother and daughter, Ruth and Jeannie Evans, confront their mutual resentment of each other.
Change of Life
Apr 13, 196160 min
As Minna Borden goes through menopause, she reflects on her life, her regrets and her missed opportunities.
Dinah Shore
Narrator (voice)
Kim Hunter
Leora Davis
Jack Klugman
Charles Davis
Phyllis Thaxter
Wilhemina 'Willie' Ross
Michael Strong
Mike Ross
Leora Dana
Laura Tyler
Whitfield Connor
Ross Tyler
Barbara Baxley
The Single Woman
Michael Tolan
The Single Man
Patrick O'Neal
The Married Man
Patricia Neal
Ruth Evans
Lynn Loring
Jeannie Evans
