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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.