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Woman's Hour

Malorie Blackman, Trump verdict, Kitemark for female-founded firms, Netball

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Just Saying’ is a memoir by the bestselling author Malorie Blackman, former Children’s Laureate, best known for her Noughts & Crosses series for young adults. Malorie received eighty-two rejection letters before she finally found a publisher. Seventy published books later it is no exaggeration to say that Malorie Blackman has changed the face of British literature forever. Malorie joins Nuala to discuss her life and works. Donald Trump says he will appeal the verdict of a New York jury in a civil case that found he sexually abused and defamed a woman. The woman in question E Jean Carroll, a magazine columnist, claimed the former US president attacked her in a department store in the mid 1990s.  The civil trial rejected her claim of rape and in total the jury ordered Trump to pay five million dollars in damages to Carroll. Emma Long, Associate Professor in American History and Politics at the University of East Anglia joins Nuala. The campaign group Buy Women Built is launching a kitemark to add to products made by female-founded firms to help boost their sales. This means that when you shop, you will be able to spot and buy from brands created by women - and in turn help their revenue. Nuala is joined by the founder of Buy Women Built, Sahar Hashemi OBE and Lemon Fuller, founder and CEO of Lemonade Dolls, a UK underwear start-up that is part of the Buy Women Built community. England Netball have recently launched a new initiative aimed at supporting women and girls to play the sport at every life stage, by normalising conversations around pelvic health, the menstrual cycle and the menopause, and through offering guidance and support to all those involved in the game. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Lucinda Montefiore Studio Manager: Gayl Gordon

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:05.0

Hello, this is Nulem O'Goveren,

0:06.8

and you're listening to the Woman's Hour podcast.

0:10.4

It is indeed, good morning and welcome.

0:13.2

Now, after reading Mallory Blackman's autobiography,

0:16.3

which I have just finished,

0:18.0

the phrase that comes to mind is nevertheless, she persisted.

0:23.4

You may know Mallory as the author of over 70 books,

0:26.4

but did you know about the 82 rejections

0:29.7

that preceded that success?

0:32.9

The challenge is that this woman has overcome poverty, illness,

0:36.4

racism, misogyny, I'm just naming some of them,

0:39.3

but she continues to thrive,

0:42.5

and she has defined expectations time and time again.

0:47.0

So we're going to talk to Mallory in just a moment,

0:49.2

but I would also love to hear your stories

0:52.0

of defying expectations.

0:54.0

What did you do?

0:55.5

And how did you do it?

0:57.8

The text number 84844 at BBC Woman's Hour

1:02.4

is where we are on social media,

1:04.3

or you can email us through our website,

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