Women Inspire

About Women Inspire

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.

Publisher

Laura Adams

Category

history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Dec 2020

Latest episode

27 Jul 2021

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Jul 2021

   Edith Cavell

   The story of the pioneering nurse, who saved the lives of countless British and Allied servicemen, but who paid the ultimate price.

2. 

   13 Jul 2021

   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.

3. 

   29 Jun 2021

   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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