Dolly Parton, Women In Prison
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2021
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Dolly Parton has sold 100 million albums and published over 3000 songs. There's a new book about her by Sarah Smarsh who says we don't know enough about Dolly's philanthropy. Dolly's given million of books around the world and has donated thousands of dollars to families living in the Smoky Mountains where she's from. Sarah's book is called She Come by It Natural and she's on Woman's Hour to explain how influential and significant Dolly is for generations of women.
The Ministry of Justice recently said 500 new prison cells would be built in women's jails. They say it's to improve conditions, and some prisons will now let women have overnight visits with their children. They say they're putting in £2 million of funding, via charities, to help women yet the plans have drawn criticism. Why?
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| 0:41.1 | Hello, it's Emma Barnet here. Welcome to the Woman's Our podcast. podcasts. Are we're about to see the first woman manager in English men's football? |
| 0:54.9 | Chelsea FC women manager Emma Hayes is reported to be on the AFC Wimbledon shortlist |
| 1:00.4 | and if successful, she'd be the very first. |
| 1:03.0 | How would men feel about a woman being in charge, |
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| 1:09.0 | There was quite a reaction, I'm sure some of you will remember, |
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| 1:14.0 | Former manager Phil Neville. |
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