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Radio 4,14 May 2014,58 mins

Pretty Yende; Nancy Astor; Patricia Highsmith; Menopause and memory

Woman's Hour

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South African soprano Pretty Yende. Publisher Liz Calder and author Laura Wilson discuss the enduring appeal of Patricia Highsmith, the queen of the psychological thriller Classic archive from Woman's Hour in 1956 - an interview Nancy Astor, the first woman to take her seat as an MP at Westminster. Dr Jacqui Turner looks at Nancy's life and legacy in politics. The effects of early menopause on memory and co-ordination. Jenni Murray presents.

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