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Nawal El Saadawi is a leading Egyptian feminist, physician and writer. She qualified as a doctor in the 1950s and has spent her life drawing attention to the oppression of women. Show more
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The South African political activist Amina Cachalia. As the World Service celebrates its 80th birthday we speak to six octogenarians to see how life has changed for women Show more
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Professor Romila Thapar is one of India's greatest historians. As the World Service celebrates its 80th birthday we speak to six octogenarians to see how life has changed for women Show more
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Described as the Queen of Carbon, physicist Mildred Dresselhaus's work on graphite has led the way for developments in nanotechnology, the science of tiny things. Show more
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Vigdis Finnbogadottir is the former President of Iceland. As the World Service celebrates its 80th birthday we speak to six octogenarians to see how life has changed for women. Show more
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Dr Alice Rivlin is one of America's leading economists. As the World Service celebrates its 80th birthday we speak to six octogenarians to see how life has changed for women. Show more
The woman fighting for the rights of immigrant workers and women of Latin American origin. Dolores Huerta is 83 and still politically active. Show more
Nawal El Saadawi is a leading Egyptian feminist, physician and writer. She qualified as a doctor in the 1950s and has spent her life drawing attention to the oppression of women. Show more
Dr Sylvia Earle is 78 and is one of the world's great oceanographers and a campaigner for the protection of oceans. Show more
Professor Romila Thapar is one of India's greatest historians. How has life has changed for women over the decades? Show more
Described as the Queen of Carbon, physicist Mildred Dresselhaus's work on graphite has led the way for developments in nanotechnology, the science of tiny things. Show more
Razia Iqbal talks to Shirley Williams, one of Britain’s best known politicians. Show more
Angela Ngendo talks to Dr Eddah Gachukia who is 77 and one of Kenya’s leading campaigners for girls’ education. Show more
