This week, I have been listening to five half-hour BBC radio programmes called "Her Story Made History".
The BBC describes the series as "Lyse Doucet talks to remarkable women about the relationship between women and democracy.... This five-part series features in-depth interviews with remarkable women about the relationship between women and democracy, on the 100th anniversary of the first time British women won the vote."
Episode 1: Monica McWilliams (Northern Ireland) - "one of only two local women who were at the table during negotiations which led to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998."
Episode 2: Madeha Al Ajroush (Saudi Arabia) - "who battled for 30 years to get women the right to drive. It's a battle she's now won, as women in the kingdom will legally be allowed to drive later this year."
Episode 3: Vigdis Finnbogadottir (Iceland) - the world's first and longest-serving elected female head of state.
Episode 4: Shukria Barakzai (Afghanistan) - a pioneering female member of the Afghan parliament then Afghanistan's ambassador to Norway.
Episode 5: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia) - the first elected female head of state in Africa.
I learned a lot about these five very remarkable women and how they overcame their difficulties. I found the series very inspirational and I recommend it to other Mumsnetters.
Here is the link to the series on BBC iPlayer:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09lylvw/episodes/guide