Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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  1. Annie Besant

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of 19th-century writer and campaigner Annie Besant.

    21 June 2012

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    Featuring: Lawrence Goldman, David Stack, Yasmin Khan

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    CultureVictorian women writersEnglish feminist writers, English feministsNew Age predecessorsEnglish activistsVictorian writersEnglish socialistsEnglish non-fiction writersSocial Democratic Federation membersWomen mysticsEnglish suffragistsEnglish people of Irish descentEnglish women activistsFounders of Indian schools and collegesBritish women's rights activistsFormer AnglicansBritish reformers19th-century English women writers

  2. Mary Astell

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher Mary Astell (1666 – 1731) who has been described as "the first English feminist".

    5 November 2020

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    Featuring: Hannah Dawson, Mark Goldie, Teresa Bejan

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    Philosophy18th-century English women writersFeminism and history17th-century English philosophers17th-century English women writersEnglish feminist writers, English feminists18th-century English writersPseudonymous women writersEnglish women activistsFeminist studies scholars18th-century pseudonymous writersEnglish rhetoricians18th-century British philosophers18th-century English philosophers17th-century English writers17th-century pseudonymous writers17th-century English educatorsEnglish educational theoristsEnglish women non-fiction writers18th-century English non-fiction writersBritish women's rights activists