TV American Experience - Season 1 Episode 16 : Sins of Our Mothers American Experience - Season 1 Episode 16 : Sins of Our Mothers 6.6/10 by 43 users A Gothic tale of sin and redemption in 19th century New England. A small town in Maine reacts to the unconventional behavior of one of its young residents, a woman named Emeline Gurney. A fascinating examination of small town mores. Details Casts Posters Images Title American Experience - Season 1 Episode 16 : Sins of Our Mothers Alternative Titles The American Experience First Air Date 1988-10-04 Last Air Date 2026-01-06 Number of Episodes 400 Number of Seasons 38 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List American Experience Season 1 :Episode 1 The Great San Francisco Earthquake The Great San Francisco Earthquake 1988-10-04 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 2 Radio Bikini Radio Bikini 1988-10-11 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 3 Indians, Outlaws and Angie Debo Indians, Outlaws and Angie Debo 1988-10-18 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 4 Eric Sevareid's Not So Wild A Dream Eric Sevareid's Not So Wild A Dream 1988-10-25 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 5 The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter 1988-11-01 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 6 Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys? Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys? 1988-11-08 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 7 Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close 1988-11-15 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 8 Geronimo and the Apache Resistance Geronimo and the Apache Resistance 1988-11-22 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 9 Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Revisited Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Revisited 1988-11-29 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 10 That Rhythm, Those Blues That Rhythm, Those Blues 1988-12-06 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 11 The Radio Priest The Radio Priest 1988-12-13 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 12 Hearts and Hands Hearts and Hands 1988-12-20 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 13 Views of a Vanishing Frontier Views of a Vanishing Frontier 1988-12-27 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 14 Eudora Welty: One Writer's Beginnings Eudora Welty: One Writer's Beginnings 1989-01-03 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 15 The World That Moses Built The World That Moses Built 1989-01-10 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 1 :Episode 16 Sins of Our Mothers Sins of Our Mothers 1989-01-17 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.