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The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages

3.21 The Samurai, the Wrestler and the Slave

Season 3, Ep. 21

To finish off the third season of The Other Half, we cover three final women: Tomoe Gozen, Khutulun and Escrava Anastacia

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