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Jenni Kerswell-Frost

Jenni Kerswell-Frost

Transcript by Jayde Stevenson Right… it’s a bit like film – um, rather drastic. I had three young children, I was living with an abusive husband… he had already set fire to my daughter… and… one night when he’s gone

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Dr. Sarah Wollaston

Dr. Sarah Wollaston

Transcript by Jayde Stevenson I think it’s representing a really important issue that affects thousands and thousands of women, and men as well, and trying to see whether I can actually make a difference personally by taking an Act of

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Sarah Scaife

Sarah Scaife

I was aware of feminism from being- dunno thirteen fourteen and I I identified myself as a feminist from then and when I was seventeen I went to Greenham Common on the um embrace the base d- day when there

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Sophie Hodge

Sophie Hodge

Transcript by Jayde Stevenson I knew from an early age that I didn’t want to have children and when I was… uh when I was at school I… I became pregnant and I… I had my son- I… I made

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Clair Beckett

Clair Beckett

So my name is Clair Beckett, I’m 30 years old and I am a dance artist based in Plymouth and in May 2017 I was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. I’ve always been involved in disability arts and have been developing

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Eileen O’Hara

Eileen O Hara

Please note this story contains strong language. So, I think it’s fair to say that my story of activism in the mental health arena is about challenging authority and, um, and winning. Um, so I spent a month in the

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