Difficult Women by Helen Lewis (Omnibus)

An account of the complexities of being ‘difficult’ and the necessity of being so to achieve change.

Loosely described as a history of feminism, ‘Difficult Women’ brings into focus some of the lesser-known women pioneers, and uses their failures and successes to tell the story of how progress has been made, and sometimes thwarted.

Helen Lewis describes the challenges and the pain endured by women, from the grim history of force-feeding suffragettes to Maureen Colquhoun Britain's first openly gay MP, frequently erased from history.

Written and read by Helen Lewis.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Jill Waters and Isobel Creed,

Producer: Jill Waters

A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2020.