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World Service,14 Sep 2001,28 mins

Spy On The Frontline

Everywoman

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Dame Stella Rimington, former head of MI5, has published her memoirs. She talks about the impact of going public on the press, the public - and her children - and what really goes on in MI5. Also on the programme: How clean water changed the life of one women and her village. Plus, the story of a remarkable Nineteenth Century woman, Isobel Gunn, who disguised herself as a man to seek her fortune in Canada.

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