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Celebrating Extraordinary Women

27/05/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Celebrating Extraordinary Women

Inspiring stories of women who have taken on the challenges that life has thrown at them.

Jane Garvey hears the inspiring stories of women who have taken on the challenges that life has thrown at them by mentoring, campaigning, running a highland farm and paraclimbing.

From the ordinary to the extraordinary. We hear the inspiring stories of women who have taken on the challenges that life has thrown at them. After her divorce at a time of life many would be putting their feet up, Rona became a round the world yachtswoman; Jo and Della are bereaved parents turned campaigners; Fran overcame a paralysing accident at work to become World Paraclimbing Champion; Wendy and Kelly are ex-offenders turned mentors and Judy abandoned urban life to run a hill farm, hotel and whale watching company on a remote Scottish island.

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