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Radio 4,17 Jan 2013,58 mins

The age of consent; can feminists work in fashion?; Nellie Bly

Woman's Hour

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Can you be a feminist and work in the fashion industry - blogger Angela Clarke and Ghost founder Tanya Sarne discuss. Peter Tatchell and Jules Hillier from Brook debate the age of consent. Bee Wilson tells us the history of the pestle and mortar and our series on being single looks at coming to terms with divorce and widowhood. And Jenni Murray finds out about the pioneering journalist and adventurer Nellie Bly. Producer: Laura Northedge.

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