Fawcett on the LSE Podcast

13 JUNE 2016

Delivered as part of the LSE Public Lecture series, this talk at the LSE by Sam Smethers, Chief Executive of the Fawcett Society sets out Fawcett’s current and future agenda; the challenges that remain; what we can learn from Millicent Fawcett and also why she is optimistic about the potential for change.

Listen to it on Soundcloud here.

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