Ukraine, Matchgirls' strike of 1888, Equal pay deal for US women’s national football team, and Briony Greenhill

Woman's Hour

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Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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A pivotal moment in the history of trade unions and women’s rights is to be marked by English Heritage with the placement of a blue plaque commemorating the 1888 matchgirls’ strike in East London. Curatorial Director of English Heritage, Anna Eavis, tells us about the protest, its real role in the Labour movement and why it has been so misconstrued throughout history. Millions of people across Ukraine are this morning making choices they never dreamed they'd have to make. Olena Symonenko told us about her escape to a safer part of the city only to find out that her apartment that she had lived in all her life had hit by a bomb overnight. The BBC Correspondent Sarah Rainsford told us about conversations she's been having with people on the ground in South East Ukraine and from Iryna Terlecky, the Chair of the Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain, about the work they are doing to help families in Ukraine. Earlier this week the US Women’s national football team reached a $24 million settlement with the US Soccer Federation, which will guarantee equal pay with the men’s team and give players millions in back pay. Women’s soccer is incredibly popular in the US, the players are household names and having won the World Cup numerous times, are considered the best team in the world. But they have been fighting this battle for equal pay for six years. We speak to Cindy Parlow Cone, the president of the United States Soccer Federation about how they hope to push FIFA to equalise World Cup pay. We also hear from journalist Molly McElwee about whether it is the big win it is touted to be. What sound does my body make? That's the question singer and musician Briony Greenhill asks in her work. Briony is a vocal improviser - meaning she writes her songs entirely out loud, on the spot, without notation. She gives us a demonstration of how we can vocally improvise ourselves, and tells us about her debut album Crossing the Ocean. Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.0	Hello, I'm Andrea Catherwood and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4.
0:10.6	Good morning and welcome to Woman's Hour.
0:12.6	On a day when our thoughts are never very far away from the horrific conflict unfolding in Ukraine.
0:18.5	When millions of lives have been upended in scenes reminiscent of the last century,
0:23.3	but happening right now on the 25th of February 2022,
0:28.4	we're going to be talking to women across the Ukraine in just a few minutes.
0:32.0	Also today, the US Women's National Socrates team have won a guarantee of equal pay with the men's team.
0:38.4	We're going to look at how they did it and where it might lead for other women's teams.
0:43.1	The story of East London's match girls who went on strike at the end of the 19th century
0:48.2	against harsh working conditions and why their exploits are now being recognised with a blue plaque.
0:54.6	And singer, Bryony Greenhill, will be giving us tips on vocal improvisation,
0:59.6	if like me, didn't know what that was.
1:01.6	It is literally composing songs, I'll hide on the spot.
1:05.8	Where you can text us here at Woman's Hour on 84844,
1:09.4	text will be charged at your standard message rate on social media,
1:12.7	it's at BBC Woman's Hour and of course you can always email us on our website.
1:19.0	Nine millions of people across Ukraine are this morning making choices that they never dreamt they'd have to make.
1:26.3	Last week, they, like the rest of us, would have thought big decisions would involve maybe changing jobs or moving house.
1:32.3	Now, as Russian forces invade, many are looking at the very most basic of needs.
1:37.7	Food, shelter, security.
1:40.4	Thousands are trying to flee cities, including the capital Kiev,
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