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Julia Ward-Howe
Matthew Parris is joined by Elaine Showalter to discuss the 19th-century American writer Julia Ward-Howe. Best known as the author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, she was a feminist, pacifist and a great lost poet. Proffessor Gary Williams joins the debate.
Last on
Tue 5 Sep 200616:30
BBC Radio 4
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- Tue 5 Sep 200616:30BBC Radio 4
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Great Lives
Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.



