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John  Rei t h  was  t he  f i r st   di r ect or         agr ee  on.   Hi l da  was  t he  one  who
           of   t he  BBC  and  was  a  conser vat i ve             pushed  r adi o  t o  cover   pol i t i cs  f or
           man.   He  was  t aught   t hat   women  wer e           women,   and  cr eat e  a  connect i on  wi t h

           good  secr et ar i es,   and  t hat   ambi t i on        t he  audi ence.   The  t wo  di f f er ences
           was  a  women?s  weakness  .   ( ?St af f                however   hel ped  cr eat e  t he  r adi o  we
           Pr of i l e  Pages. ?)   I nt er est i ngl y             now  know  and  l ove  t oday.
           enough,   hi s  di r ect or   of   t al ks  was  a
           women.   Thi s  cr eat ed  a  l ar ge
           conf l i ct ,   one  Hi l da  Mat heson  was             Radi o?s  Par t   i n
           r eady  f or .   Hi l da  was  t he  di r ect or         Women?s  Ri ght s:
           of   t he  t al ks  depar t ment   and  a  t r ue
           l i ber al .   She  even  had  an  af f ai r               Al l   t hese  opposi ng  poi nt s  of   vi ews
           wi t h  a  women,   Vi t a  Sackvi l l e- West .         l ed  t o  a  huge  j ump  i n  women' s
           I n  t he  l at e  1920s,   t hat   was  not             r i ght s.   The  di r ect or   of   t al ks
           publ i cl y  accept ed.   ( ?Vi ewpoi nt :   The         her sel f   was  a  women.   The  BBC  had  a
           Pi oneer i ng  Women  of   t he  BBC' s  Ear l y         l ar ge  per cent age  of   f emal e  wor ker s
           Year s. ?)   The  t wo  wer e  mor e  opposi t e         at   t he  t i me,   and  t hey  gave    a  har d
           t han  t he  t wo  pol es.   John  want ed               f i ght   t o  ear n    t hei r                                              Women  Wor ki ng  at   t he  BBC  i n  t he  Tal ks  depar t ment .
           r adi o  t o  f ocus  on  si mpl e  women' s             r i ght s( ?Vi ewpoi nt :   The  Pi oneer i ng

           t asks,   and  t hi ngs  ever yone  coul d  a            Women  of   t he  BBC' s  Ear l y  Year s. ?) .
                                                                                                                             The  BBC  was  one  of   t he  f i r st   pl aces          Over al l ,   r adi o  had  a  pr et t y  r ocky

                                                                                                                             t o  al l ow  women  t o  cont i nue  wor ki ng          st ar t .   I t   had  deal   wi t h  chal l enge
                                                                                                                             af t er   get t i ng  mar r i ed.   The  BBC  was        upon  chal l enge  t o  get   i t s  f oot i ng.
                         A  gr eat   Hi st or i cal   Fi ct i on                                                             al so  abl e  t o  get   t he  f i r st   scoop  on      I n  t he  end  however ,   t he  BBC
                         Book  on  t hi s  i s  Radi o                                                                       al l owi ng  women  t o  vot e.   They  al so            pr evai l ed  and  gave  r adi o  a  good

                         Gi r l s,   by  Sar ah  Jane                                                                        br oke  bar r i er s  by  cr eat i ng  a  r adi o        st ar t .   Peopl e  l i ke  John  Rei t h  and
                         St r at f or d! !                                                                                   ser i es  dedi cat ed  t o  t eachi ng  young            Hi l da  Mat heson  f or med  r adi o  i nt o
                                                                                                                             women  about   t he  pol i t i cs  t hey  wer e          what   i t   i s  t oday.   Al ong  t he  j our ney,
                                                                                                                             suddenl y                                                r adi o  even  hel ped  gi ve  women  r i ght s
                         Cl i ck  Bel ow  For   a  Book                                                                      ow  apar t   of .   ( ?Br i t i sh  Br oadcast i ng      t hat   t hey  deser ved.   The  cr eat i on  of
                                                                                                                                                                                      r adi o  was  a  beaut i f ul   st r uggl e;   A
                         Tal k  On  I t ! ! ! ! !                                                                            Cor por at i on. ?) Wi t h  such  a  l ar ge
                                                                                                                             per cent age  of   f emal e  st af f ,   and  new        st r uggl e  t hat   payed  of f .
                                                                                                                             l i ber al   i deas  f l owi ng  i nt o  London,
                                                                                                                             t he  BBC  pl ayed  a  l ar ge  r ol e  i n
                                                                                                                             Women?s  r i ght s.
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