The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

In the TV Series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Midge (the wife of a wannabe comedian), has her world turned upside down (for the better) when her husband leaves her. At a glance, her marriage appears perfect. She is on top of everything at home, lives in the Upper West Side with her affluent family, and takes care of everything for her husband, Joel. During the pilot episode, Joel tries to perform his own comedy skit and fails terribly, Midge discovers that he is cheating on her, and Joel leaves because he is no longer happy. 

The series takes place in the 1950s in New York. Midge appears to be like any other woman in the 50s, but as the pilot continues, the viewer sees that there is more to Midge than what she allows others to see. When Joel leaves Midge, Midge's mother starts to cry and dramatically passes from room to room in her penthouse. Both Mudge's parents ask her what she did to make Joel leave and her father eventually tells her to go find Joel and bring him back. When Midge ends up at the comedy club that Joel used to regularly perform, she jumps on stage and gives the performance of a lifetime. She is actually a comedian and is receptive to the audience. Susie tells Midge that her performance was one of the best she's ever seen and that Midge has the potential to be great.

Underneath all of the comedic elements of the series, there are series issues that are addressed in the show. Midge breaks every stereotype of the Jewish woman in the 1950s. It is because Midge is a Jewish woman that she is able to make jokes about her experiences instead of being the one getting made fun of. Midge works as a comedian and makes sexual jokes, jokes women were not "allowed" to make. Even when she is met with adversity due to being a woman in a male-dominated world, Midge keeps on going with the same conviction as when she started.  Midge's story transcends time and her experiences are relatable to women today.