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Radio 4,06 Mar 2014,58 mins

Politics of afro hair; Gloria Steinem; Sharon Hardy; the original 'Sheila'

Woman's Hour

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The politics of afro hair with Hannah Pool and Editi Udofot. Archive interview of Gloria Steinem, celebrating her 80th birthday, Rosie Boycott tells us why she was so important. Sharon Hardy, sister of Corporal Anne-Marie Ellement, responds to this week's inquest findings on her death. Kicking on with your career after your children have grown up, and the story of the original 'Sheila' with the author Robert Wainwright.

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