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Radio 4,1 min

"A house uncleaned is better than a life unlived" Claire Messud quoting Rebecca West

Woman's Hour

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Women in Egypt; Emma Pooley; Angry Women in fiction First broadcast:Tuesday 09 July 2013 Women in Egypt. Emma Pooley on why she thinks it's time for a women's Tour de France. Angry women in fiction with Clare Massud and Joanna Briscoe. How to be an Ambitious Woman - lessons from the Woman's Hour Power List with Heather McGregor. Jamila Abbas on her new app for African farmers. Presented by Jane Garvey.

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