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Woman's Hour: Weekend Woman's Hour: Mary Wilson; A Widow's Story

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Mary Wilson; Woman's Hour Power List Review

01/03/2014

Weekend Woman's Hour: Mary Wilson; A Widow's Story

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Weekend Woman's Hour: Mary Wilson; A Widow's Story

Mary Wilson, Lilian Gish archive, plus-size fashion, and a widow's personal story from WWI

Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes. Lilian Gish archive. Plus-size fashion. A widow's personal story from WWI. Woman's Hour Power List 2014 - Game Changers.

Mary Wilson - founding member of one of the most successful female singing groups in recording history, the Supremes. So called Plus Size Fashion - why isn't it better?

Lilian Gish, the First Lady of American Cinema from the Woman's Hour archive collection. The launch of the 2014 Woman's Hour Power List, which this year will focus on game changers. Two of our judges, Emma Barnett, The Telegraph Women's Editor, and Rachel Johnson, columnist and author, explain what they'll be looking for and how you can get involved.

World War One At Home: Kitty Morter describes the moment when music hall drag artist Vesta Tilley put her hand on her husband's shoulder and recruited him into the war effort.

As more female police officers fail their compulsory fitness test than male colleagues - how fair is it?

And two women discuss how a best friend relationship works when you are total opposites?

Presenter Jane Garvey
Producer Catrina Lear.

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