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What's in a name?Thursday 11 April 2002
Is it ok to change your name if you marry? Is it the feminist "done thing" to be a Mrs and not a Ms?


The thorny question of gender and language has vexed one academic so much that today she's presenting a paper to the 'International Gender and Language Association Conference' that states that its clearly ok to become a Mrs.
Professor Sara Mills and Liz Shorrocks , join Jenni to discuss the second wave of feminism as we know it.


International Conference on Language and Gender


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