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Radio 4,30 Jul 2014,58 mins

Margaret Atwood; Cook the Perfect Dal and East London Suffragettes

Woman's Hour

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From our archive Margaret Atwood talks about the Handmaid's Tale. How relevant is the novel 30 years after it was published? Should attacks on sex workers be treated as hate crimes? We look at the Merseyside approach. Meera Sodha Cooks the Prefect dal. And as a Festival to celebrate 100 years since Sylvia Pankhurst established the the East London Federation of Suffragettes we look at her legacy for the women of the area. Presenter Jenni Murray Producer Kirsty Starkey.

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