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Woman's Hour: 28/01/2011

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28/01/2011

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With Jenni Murray. What time should children be tucked up in bed?

With Jenni Murray. What time should children be tucked up in bed, and is Michelle Obama the first African American Woman to resist historical stereotypes?

Jenni Murray presents: When should children be tucked up in bed? Journalist Robert Crampton adheres to strict bedtimes for his children, where writer Sophie Hannah adopts a more 'fluid' approach. But which parent is right? It's two years since Michelle Obama became America's First Lady. Melissa Harris-Perry, Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University discusses how the 'Michelle effect' has endured when it comes to race and gender? Abortions at home: Up to nine weeks, women can take two tablets to terminate a pregnancy. But this must be done on licensed premises. Today, the British Pregnancy Advisory Service is going to the High Court to seek a ruling which makes it easier to terminate an early pregnancy at home. Kristin Hersh from art-punk band Throwing Muses joins Jenni to discuss her memoir based on her teenage diary entries from 1985 to 86.

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