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a walk to beautiful

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Video Clip: A Walk to Beautiful12 hours ago
"A Walk to Beautiful" is the true story of five Ethiopian women who suffer from fistula, a devastating childbirth injury and their journey to find new hope for better lives. Instead of living in a culture that ostracizes them for the …
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Peggy Simpson | "A Walk to Beautiful"4 hours ago
Writing for The Women's Media Center, Peggy Simpson states, "It's hard enough to get US audiences to watch international news, let alone news about women, let alone news about a medical tragedy that has made two million women in Africa …
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WMC Exclusive: "A Walk to Beautiful" - The Power of Women's Stories
But as Peggy Simpson writes in today's WMC Exclusive, that's just what PBS/NOVA did in producing A Walk to Beautiful, a documentary airing tonight about the epidemic of obstetric fistula, a totally preventable medical condition that …
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A Walk to Beautiful
NOVA: A Walk to Beautiful, airs Tuesday, May 13 at 9:00 pm on WPBT/Channel 2 in Miami This program tells the story of three women in Ethiopia suffering from devastating childbirth injuries. Rejected by their husbands and ostracized by …
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A Walk to Beautiful
Tonight, May 13, PBS is airing an award-winning documentary on NOVA called, A Walk to Beautiful, which is about the work done by the doctor in this book. I've set my DVR and look forward to watching it when I get back. …
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Nova Takes a "Walk to Beautiful"
"A Walk to Beautiful" eschews the standard Nova-style narration, and while not all documentaries need a "voice of god" narrator, this one certainly could use some more direction than it has. The documentary begins by plopping the viewer …
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TV Review: Nova - "A Walk to Beautiful"
… doesn't mean the documentary is particularly well constructed or presented in a terribly interesting way. A good example of this is the newest Nova episode, "A Walk to Beautiful." The episode is actually a shortened version of an…
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Nova: A Walk to Beautiful (Review)
For all its attention to the good work done by doctors in Ethiopia, A Walk to Beautiful maintains focus on its women subjects.
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Three documentaries; two deadly, one 'Beautiful'
On the other hand, “A Walk to Beautiful” (8 pm Tuesday, WTTW-Ch. 11) may be the most moving documentary of the year. I spent parts of this hourlong film wiping away tears, contemplating the resilience of young Ethiopian women whose …
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Five Things to Do Today
PBS presents A Walk to Beautiful, a one-hour doc that explores the tragic lives of Ethiopian women who’ve become outcasts in their communities due to obstetric fistula, a serious childbirth injury. 2. Vote on your favorite waterfront …
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