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Women who made history

Women who made history

FromThe History Hour


Women who made history

FromThe History Hour

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Mar 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

To celebrate International Women's Day, a special edition on five women who've made their mark on history. US feminist Gloria Steinem remembers founding Ms Magazine in 1972; Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi discusses the human rights campaigning which won her the Nobel Peace Prize; and a friend of Anna Akhmatova remembers the great Russian poet. Plus, a leading Italian feminist on the international movement in the 1970s which demanded women get paid for housework; and the Australian women who helped turn public opinion against the Vietnam War.

Picture: Gloria Steinem, centre, at the offices of Ms Magazine in New York circa 1974 (Credit: PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images)
Released:
Mar 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.