Weekend Woman’s Hour: Sugababes, Lockdown babies, June Sarpong, History of abortion, Women in construction
A new book Abortion – A History, gives the long view of ending pregnancy. From ancient Greece to Roe v Wade, Mary Fissell charts changing practices of and attitudes towards abortion. She joined Nuala ...
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Sugababes, Lockdown babies, June Sarpong, History of abortion, Women in construction
She joined Nuala to discuss her biography of Una Marson, the poet, playwright, feminist and activist who made history as the first black female broadcaster at the BBC. A new book Abortion – A ...
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June Sarpong: ‘I think T4 got close to being cancelled a couple of times!’
Hence why she has launched a new imprint, Akan Books, to champion overlooked and underappreciated voices – starting with Una Marson, a contemporary of Orson Welles and the first black female ...
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Legendary T4 presenter June Sarpong's career change and why show will never be made again
Her latest venture, Calling Una Marson: The Extraordinary Life of a Forgotten Icon, hopes to inspire others, no matter what their background. Throughout her own journey, and that of Uma Mason ...
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BBC's first Black woman producer to get a blue plaque
A pioneering broadcaster, playwright and poet has been honoured with a blue plaque in West Hampstead. Una Marson was the first Black woman to become a programme producer at the BBC and is ...
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BBC's first Black woman producer to get a blue plaque
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Pioneer broadcaster and poet Una Marson honoured
ENGLISH HERITAGE has today announced a blue plaque celebrating the extraordinary life and achievements of Una Marson, a trailblazing Jamaican poet, playwright, broadcaster, and campaigner for ...
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Three Trailblazing Women, Two Plaques, One London Address
Broadcaster Una Marson also now has a Blue Plaque. Another Blue Plaque has just been unveiled, at The Mansions, Mill Lane in West Hampstead — this one dedicated to Una Marson, the BBC's first ...
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Heartbroken family searching for answers after woman's sudden disappearance in New York
Lillieth Hill-Marson, 61, was last seen on Wednesday, March 5, on West 51st Street. "She was my second mom," said Hill-Marson's brother Glaister Lindo. "We talk everyday." Lindo has not heard from ...
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Missing woman last seen in Midtown found safe at hospital in Bronx
Lillieth Hill-Marson, 61, was last seen on Wednesday, March 5, on West 51st Street when she went to a doctor's appointment for an ear infection. Her family immediately called the police the night ...
TechRadar27d
UNA Watch is the sustainable wearable that wants to replace your Apple Watch
UNA Watch is a new type of sustainable, modular wearable It features GPS, health monitoring, and 10-day battery life All of its parts can be replaced, and you build the watch yourself like Lego An ...
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‘I surprised myself’ – Una Healy on her taste for adventure after ‘Celebrity Bear Hunt’ and her hopes for a Saturdays reunion
Una Healy said “never say never” while discussing the possibility of appearing on I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. The singer also spoke this week about Eurovision and her hopes that ...