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Woman's Hour: Ruth Birch and Julia Curry, Liza Mundy, Lyse Doucet and Tal Hochman, Cindy Thomas and Laura Barton

Ruth Birch and Julia Curry, Liza Mundy, Lyse Doucet and Tal Hochman, Cindy Thomas and Laura Barton

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Author Liza Munday talks to Emma Barnett about her new book The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA.

Liza Mundy is the bestselling author of Code Girls, a book about the American women who broke codes during the Second World War. Her new book details the lives of spies and intelligence agents behind some of the biggest operations in postwar history including locating Osama bin Laden, and rescuing the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram.

Around 80 Israeli rights groups have signed a letter calling on the organisation UN Women to condemn acts of violence against women by Hamas. The letter was addressing a statement issued by UN Women, a United Nations entity which aims to be a global champion of women and girls – which they said ‘ignored the atrocities that took place on Oct 7th’. Emma Barnett speaks to Tal Hochman from the Israeli Women’s Network who are one of the organisations involved and also by Lyse Doucet the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent.

According to a new trial published in the journal of Clinical Psychiatry involving 80 people from Massachusetts General Hospital - heated yoga sessions could lead to reduced depressive symptoms in adults with moderate-to-severe depression.  The trial findings suggest that the combination of yoga and heat should be considered as a potential treatment for individuals experiencing depression. Hot yoga instructor Cindy Thomas and writer and broadcaster Laura Barton talk about the survey.

Ruth Birch and Julia Curry are a couple from South Wales.  They met as young women in the British army, but had to leave because of the pressure they were under to lie about their sexuality and conceal their relationship.  You were not allowed to be gay or lesbian in the UK military until the year 2000.  The stress led to them breaking up, but twenty years later they reunited, and now campaign on behalf of fellow LGBT veterans.  Ruth and Ju feature on You Had Me at Hello, a podcast where ordinary people tell their love stories. 

 


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Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Studio Manager: Giles Aspen

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