Women Inspire Laura Adams
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Ever pick up a history book and wonder where all the women were? Over half the world's population are female, so what have they been doing all this time? Well an awful lot as it happens! Join Laura as she delves into our rich and colourful past to tell stories of truly remarkable women through time. Stories which will uplift, empower and inspire.
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Edith Cavell
The story of the pioneering nurse, who saved the lives of countless British and Allied servicemen, but who paid the ultimate price.
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Claudia Jones
Known as the “Mother of the Notting Hill Carnival,” Claudia Jones dedicated her life to fighting intolerance, inequality and oppression. In her short life she defied poverty, illness and prejudice to achieve the extraordinary. Listen to her story here.
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Kitty Marion
“The greatest enemy of freedom is not the tyrant but the contented slave.”Meet Kitty Marion, the music hall performer who became the most dangerous and revolutionary suffragette of them all. We chart a journey which spans continents and explore how Kitty’s overriding belief in the rights of women drove her to extreme acts of violence and self-sacrifice.
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Althea Gibson
“Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.”Althea Gibson knew from the start she was going to be somebody. Her incredible story takes her from the streets of Harlem to the courts of Wimbledon. Listen here to how through talent and self-belief she broke down barriers and went on to leave a remarkable legacy.
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Hedy Lamarr
Once named the most beautiful woman in the world, Hedy Lamarr was also possessed of a brilliant and inventive mind. In this podcast we celebrate a complicated, but remarkable woman.
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