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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

RoleContributor
PresenterJane Garvey
Interviewed GuestBillie Jean King
Interviewed GuestStacey Allaster
Interviewed GuestSusuana Antubam
Interviewed GuestJinan Younis
Interviewed GuestSunny Hundal
Interviewed GuestNimko Ali
Interviewed GuestJoan Smith
Interviewed GuestJulia Long
Interviewed GuestEd Miliband
Interviewed GuestGail Rebuck
Interviewed GuestAnand Shukla
Interviewed GuestPurnima Tanuka
Interviewed GuestClaire McCarthy
Interviewed GuestShamila Dah
Interviewed GuestMisha Herwin
Interviewed GuestFleur Adcock
ProducerRebecca Wood
EditorJane Thurlow

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  • Sat 29 Jun 201316:00

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