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Radio 4,04 May 2013,58 mins
Weekend Woman's Hour: The Staves; fat-shaming; feminist teen bloggers
Woman's HourAvailable for over a year
Harmony from three sisters - The Staves perform. A blogger talks about her experience of 'fat-shaming' and how she's been subjected to verbal abuse in public. Britain's first female professional boxing coach on her hopes for her young fighters. Writer Sarah Dunant discusses the impact of the Borgias on history and their predilection for murder and intrigue. The online petition to keep women on our fivers. How the sisterhood is being divided by a new breed of elite 'XX Factor' women, according to Professor Alison Wolf. Teenagers taking a stand, here and in the US. Presented by Jane Garvey. Producer: Louise Corley Editor: Anne Peacock.
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