Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World

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Nicole Kidman's 1998 cult classic Practical Magic was 'cursed' by a witch consultant on the film says director So that’s the thing. The ones who are not famous, not flamboyant, but who just keep going are as important. And they are the ones who often have disappeared from history – because it’s not just about somebody being celebrated in their day; it’s about their legacy.’ Lizzo takes the plunge while channeling Elvira, Mistress of the Dark for Halloween house party at her Beverly Hills home The statue of Laskarina Bouboulina heroine of the Greek war of independence in Spetses island, Greece Madonna keeps her health up with Barcelona bike ride... ONE WEEK after revealing she felt UNWELL onstage following health crisisShe is a Grammy winner, had a series in the 70s, was on DWTS, dated Andy Gibb and Erik Estrada, and married the same man TWICE. Who is she? Tyler Christopher dead at 50: Ex-husband of Eva Longoria and actor passes away following 'a cardiac event in his San Diego apartment'

Think of the roll call of inventors and politicians, military leaders and scientists, philosophers and composers, thinkers and mystics and ask yourself this question. Where were the women?’ – Kate MosseEmma Barnett, Paddy O'Connell and Ritula Shah - some favourite Radio 4 voices - share what they have been reading in 2022. James Haskell is seen for the first time since Chloe Madeley split while she sports racy boots for outing with daughter Bodhi Calls to boycott Net-a-Porter and MyTheresa after luxury fashion platforms axe Israeli fashion designer Dodo Bar Or for 'posting video comparing Hamas to ISIS' Yet Claudette Colvin had refused to give up her seat nine months before – but she was 15, pregnant and unmarried, and wasn’t seen as suitable [as a cause representative]. ‘ Pauli Murray had refused to give up her seat in 1944. There were many women freedom-riders before Rosa Parks, in the same way that there were thousands of suffragettes. But we know only a handful of names. So of course Rosa Parks is extraordinary. But it’s important to salute all the other extraordinary women who were also part of this same story. Olivia Rodrigo is dating British actor Louis Partridge after meeting 'through mutual friends' and hitting it off after a number of nights out in London