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Weekend Woman's Hour: Billie Jean King; Modern Feminism; Cost of Childcare

Billie Jean King on her fight for equality in tennis and her Battle of the Sexes, the young women passionate about modern feminism, and Ed Miliband on putting a woman on a fiver.

Billie Jean King on her fight for equality in tennis and her Battle of the Sexes. The young women passionate about modern feminism. Ed Miliband on why he wants to ensure another woman is put on a banknote. The most important person in British publishing, and Woman's Hour powerlister, Gail Rebuck. The economics of childcare - why is it so expensive, and how to get by when you can't afford to pay for it. Poet Fleur Adcock on her latest collection, Glass Wings.

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58 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest Billie Jean King
Interviewed Guest Stacey Allaster
Interviewed Guest Susuana Antubam
Interviewed Guest Jinan Younis
Interviewed Guest Sunny Hundal
Interviewed Guest Nimko Ali
Interviewed Guest Joan Smith
Interviewed Guest Julia Long
Interviewed Guest Ed Miliband
Interviewed Guest Gail Rebuck
Interviewed Guest Anand Shukla
Interviewed Guest Purnima Tanuka
Interviewed Guest Claire McCarthy
Interviewed Guest Shamila Dah
Interviewed Guest Misha Herwin
Interviewed Guest Fleur Adcock
Producer Rebecca Wood
Editor Jane Thurlow

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  • Sat 29 Jun 2013 16:00

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