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30. Difficult Women

Lucy Worsley and Professor Rosalind Crone discuss β€˜difficult women’ with guest Helen Lewis.

Lucy Worsley and Rosalind Crone are joined by Helen Lewis, author of β€˜Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights.’ They discuss what it means to be a difficult woman and why the airbrushing of feminist history can be problematic.

Together they discuss four of the most difficult women across the Lady Killers series; Mary Surratt, Alice Mitchell, Mary Ann Brough and Maria Manning. Each one commits wild and unspeakable crimes. They are anti-heroines; breaking taboos around sexuality, motherhood and sexual relationships. Lucy, Ros and Helen explore the value of understanding the diversity of women's lives in the past, and how this enables us to get a little bit closer to understanding ourselves.

Produced in partnership with the Open University.

Producer: Emily Hughes.
Sound design: Chris Maclean
Series Producer: Julia Hayball.

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Wed 13 Mar 2024 11:30
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