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Woman's Hour: USA presidential elections, Down's syndrome, The forgotten history of women slaves, Young inventor

Down's syndrome, USA Presidential elections, The forgotten history of women slaves, Young inventor

USA presidential elections, Down's syndrome, The forgotten history of women slaves, Young inventor

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, USA presidential elections, Down's syndrome, The forgotten history of women slaves, Young inventor

USA presidential election results. Down's syndrome. The forgotten history of women slaves.

The US Presidential election results with Dr. Jeanne Morefield, Senior Lecturer in political theory at the University of Birmingham, and Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Washington, DC.

A current storyline in Emmerdale is about a couple who decide to have a termination when their baby’s diagnosed with Down Syndrome. It’s a difficult decision for anyone, but some campaigners say expectant parents are routinely given outdated advice and encouraged to have a termination. Nicola Enoch who set up the support website Positive About Downs talks about her experiences and we hear from Jane Fisher who is the Director of ARC -  Antenatal Results and Choices.

Stella Dadzie is a  teacher, writer, artist and education activist.  In her new book, A Kick in the Belly: Women, Slavery  & Resistance, she reveals the largely untold stories of women of African descent who, caught up in the horrors of over 400 years of slavery, were transported across the Atlantic to the sugar plantations of Jamaica and beyond.  Women, who Stella reveals, were central to slave rebellions and played a vital role in developing a culture of slave resistance and liberation across the Caribbean.

Betty Seabrook is the UK winner in the most recent Ideas4Ears competition for children, organised by hearing implant makers MED-EL. Her ingenious invention is a special custom helmet that Cochlear Implant users can wear with their audio processor while riding a bike. Betty got the inspiration from her family bike rides and her father Tom who couldn’t wear a helmet without taking his processor off - which could be more dangerous.  Betty and Tom join Jane..

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Producer: Dianne McGregor

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