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Radio 4,10 Jul 2013,45 mins

Zora Neale Hurston; Mumsnot; Do Looks Matter At Work?

Woman's Hour

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The influence and inspiration Zora Neale Hurston and her acclaimed novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' have had on generations of black women writers. Mumsnot: If a woman doesn't have any kids, does she have any value? Lulu Le Vay tells Jenni Murray about being made to feel marginalised just because she's child free. Dr Sarah Blagden on the impact of ovarian cancer treatment on women's sex lives.

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