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Explore the story of Gertrude Bell, sometimes called the female “Lawrence of Arabia."
"Letters from Baghdad" is the story of a true original, Gertrude Bell, sometimes called the female “Lawrence of Arabia.” More influential and famous in her day than her colleague Lawrence, Bell was an explorer, spy, archaeologist and diplomat who helped shape the Middle East after World War I and established the Iraq Museum, infamously ransacked in 2003.
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"Letters from Baghdad" is the story of a true original, Gertrude Bell, sometimes called the female “Lawrence of Arabia.” More influential and famous in her day than her colleague Lawrence, Bell was an explorer, spy, archaeologist and diplomat who helped shape the Middle East after World War I and established the Iraq Museum, infamously ransacked in 2003.
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Clip | 51s | Gertrude Bell returns to the archaeological site of Babylon in 1918. (51s)
Questioning British Occupation in Iraq
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Clip | 1m 2s | Gertrude Bell questions the British occupation of Iraq in 1917. (1m 2s)
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The Outcome of the Paris Peace Conference
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Clip | 51s | Gertrude Bell is apprehensive toward the outcome of the Paris Peace Conference in 1916. (51s)
Gertrude Bell Muses About the River Tigris
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Clip | 59s | In a letters to her parents, Gertrude describes the beauty of the Tigris River at dusk. (59s)
Gertrude Bell Meets the Howeitat Tribe
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Clip | 51s | On her journey to Hail in 1914, Gertrude Bell meets the Howeitat Tribe. (51s)
Gertrude Bell Arrives in Constantinople
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Clip | 40s | Gertrude Bell arrives in Constantinople on May 20, 1914. (40s)
A Fandango in the British Press About Bell's White Paper
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Clip | 38s | Gertrude Bell discusses the fandango about her groundbreaking report. (38s)
The End of the Cairo Conference at the Pyramids
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Clip | 52s | The end of the Cairo Conference of 1921 is held at the Egyptian Pyramids. (52s)
The Cairo Conference with Churchill, Bell and T.E. Lawrence
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Clip | 1m 2s | Winston Churchill, Gertrude Bell, T.E. Lawrence, and others meet at the Cairo Conference. (1m 2s)
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