Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

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How did they do it? Why did they do it? Lucy investigates.

Lucy and a crack team of female detectives investigate the crimes of women from the 19th and 20th Century from a contemporary, feminist perspective.

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Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley: 30. Difficult Women

30. Difficult Women

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Lucy Worsley, Professor Rosalind Crone and Helen Lewis discuss the cases.

Lucy Worsley and Professor Rosalind Crone discuss ‘difficult women’ with guest Helen Lewis.

Lucy Worsley and Rosalind Crone are joined by Helen Lewis, author of ‘Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights.’ They discuss what it means to be a difficult woman and why the airbrushing of  feminist history can be  problematic.

Together they discuss  four of the most difficult women across the Lady Killers series;  Mary Surratt, Alice Mitchell, Mary Ann Brough and Maria Manning. Each one  commits wild and unspeakable crimes. They are anti-heroines; breaking taboos around sexuality, motherhood and sexual relationships. Lucy, Ros and Helen explore the value of understanding the diversity of women's lives in the past, and how this enables us to get a little bit closer to understanding ourselves. 

Produced in partnership with the Open University.

Producer: Emily Hughes. 
Sound design: Chris Maclean
Series Producer: Julia Hayball. 

A StoryHunter production for BBC Radio 4

New episodes will be released on Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts. But if you’re in the UK, listen to the latest full series of Lady Killers first on BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds - Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley - Available Episodes: http://bbc.in/3M2pT0K

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