Halima Aden, the Somali-American model known for wearing a Hijab on the runway, reads 'Open Letter to Women of the World Considering Wearing Hijab in Interfaith Solidarity with Muslim Women' by civil rights activist Zainab Chaudry. The

Hanne Gaby Odiele

Oct 13th, 2017 9m 44s

Model and intersex activist Hanne Gaby Odiele reads an open letter about self-expression by former intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning that she wrote in August 2017. Odiele then goes on to praise Manning for always standing up for herself and

Ruthie Rogers

Oct 6th, 2017 8m 46s

Ruth Rogers, chef and co-founder of The River Cafe reads a letter from former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. In the letter, Roosevelt resigns from the patriotism-promoting organisation Daughters of the American Revolution following their refusal

Maria Balshaw

Sep 29th, 2017 11m 28s

Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate, reads one of her favourite texts, The Problem of Shakespeare’s Sister from A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf. In Balshaw’s chosen passage, Woolf presents a thought experiment; what if Shakespeare had an equa

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Sep 21st, 2017 1m 37s

Produced by PORTER in association with Estée Lauder, the Incredible Women podcast series celebrates the global heroines who inspire and empower us. Each episode, we’ll be asking an Incredible Woman of 2017 to share an inspiring letter written b

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