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Yvie Oddly is one of the most famous winners of Ru Paul's Drag Race, making waves with her unconventional and artistic style. But she grew up in a disjointed family and was taught to reject femininity. Yvie also hid chronic pain caused by hyper-mobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. But a door to the future opened one Valentine's Day at school when she performed in her first ever drag show.

Nusrit Mehtab was, at one time, the most senior female Asian officer in the Metropolitan Police. She loved her job but faced racism and sexism in the force. After 30 years she took the Metropolitan Police to an employment tribunal. The case was eventually settled out of court, the Met did not admit liability.

Nemonte Nenquimo's childhood was influenced by her Waorani culture and also by the Christian missionaries who had come to live in her village. Growing up she witnessed the damage the oil industry was having on her rainforest home. She met an American called Mitch Anderson who was working to protect the rainforest and their love for each other, and their shared mission, propelled Nemonte on to achieve a landmark legal victory on behalf of her indigenous community against the Ecuadorian government.

If FIFA, football’s governing body, had had its way, Copa 71 – the first women’s World Cup would never have taken place, but their attempts to ban the tournament backfired spectacularly, and the matches were seen by huge numbers of fans. Copa 71 became the most watched women's sporting event in history. Ann Stengard and Birte Kjems, midfielder and goalkeeper from the victorious Danish team give us their first-hand accounts of this extraordinary event.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Julian Siddle

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