Presents a history of women around the world from earliest times to the present day.

v. 1. Early times, prehistory to 499 A.D. -- v. 2. Between darkness and dawn, 500-1399 -- v. 3. Emerging into the light, 1400-1599 -- v. 4. Troubled times, 1600-1749 -- v. 5. Age of revolution, 1750-1829 -- v. 6. Dawn of a new age, 1830-1869 -- v. 7. Opening doors, 1870-1899 -- Winning through, 1900-1929 -- v. 9. Depression and war, 1930-1959 -- v. 10. A new wave, 1960-1998.