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The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages
5.14 Sally Hemings (1) Keeping it in the family
Season 5, Ep. 14
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Not all rulers are monarchs, and not all mistresses consented to sleeping with rulers. The relationship between Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson is one of the most controversial in American history - this is how it starts.
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