17 min

Marjorie Hurst Bloody Brilliant Women, with Cathy Newman

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In this episode we’ll meet Marjorie Hurst, the founder of the Brook Street Bureau secretarial agency.

Through her story we’ll explore the reinforcement of ‘women’s work’ as an established idea during the 1960s, and meet the women who were fighting back.

'Bloody Brilliant Women: The Pioneers, Revolutionaries and Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention' is available in paperback from Waterstones (po.st/BloodyBrilliantWomenWS) and Amazon (po.st/BloodyBrilliantWomen ), audiobook (po.st/iTunesBrilliantWomenAudio) and eBook (po.st/iTunesBrilliantWomenE) from Apple Books.

Cathy Newman (Twitter): @cathynewman
Cathy Newman (Instagram): cathynewmanc4
William Collins: @WmCollinsBooks

In this episode we’ll meet Marjorie Hurst, the founder of the Brook Street Bureau secretarial agency.

Through her story we’ll explore the reinforcement of ‘women’s work’ as an established idea during the 1960s, and meet the women who were fighting back.

'Bloody Brilliant Women: The Pioneers, Revolutionaries and Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention' is available in paperback from Waterstones (po.st/BloodyBrilliantWomenWS) and Amazon (po.st/BloodyBrilliantWomen ), audiobook (po.st/iTunesBrilliantWomenAudio) and eBook (po.st/iTunesBrilliantWomenE) from Apple Books.

Cathy Newman (Twitter): @cathynewman
Cathy Newman (Instagram): cathynewmanc4
William Collins: @WmCollinsBooks

17 min

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