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The War on Women (Paperback)
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'She showed great courage and commitment in reporting from Burma
and exemplified my belief that the best journalists are also the
nicest' - Aung San Suu Kyi 'One of the most distinguished
television journalists of her generation' - Huw Edwards 'Brilliant
and indefatigable' - Jeremy Bowen 'She had something you call moral
courage and it rubbed off on others' - David Aaronovitch 'She set
the standard for bravery in many of the world's nastiest places' -
John Fisher Burns, New York Times 'She went to dangerous places to
give a voice to people who otherwise would not be heard' - Tony
Hall, BBC Director General In 1973, Sue Lloyd-Roberts joined ITN as
a news trainee and went on to be one of the UK's first
video-journalists to report from the bleak outposts of the Soviet
Union. Travelling as a tourist, she also gained access to some of
the world's most impenetrable places like China, Tibet and Burma.
During her 40-year-long career she witnessed the worst atrocities
inflicted on women across the world. But in observing first-hand
the war on the female race she also documented their incredible
determination to fight back. The War on Women brings to life the
inconceivable and dangerous life Sue led. It tells the story of
orphan Mary Merritt who, age sixteen, instead of being released
from the care of nuns was interned by them in a Magdalen Laundry
and forced to work twelve hours a day six days a week, without pay,
for over a decade. She gives voice to Maimouna, the woman
responsible for taking over her mother's role as the village female
circumciser in The Gambia and provides a platform for the
11-year-old Manemma, who was married off in Jaipur at the age of
six. From the gender pay gap in Britain to forced marriage in
Kashmir and from rape as a weapon of war to honour killings, Sue
has examined humankind's history and takes us on a journey to
analyse the state of women's lives today. Most importantly she acts
as a mouthpiece for the brave ones; the ones who challenge
wrongdoing; the ones who show courage no matter how afraid they
are; the ones who are combatting violence across the globe; the
ones who are fighting back. Sue sadly died in 2015, shortly after
writing this book, today she is widely recognised as one of the
most acclaimed television journalists of her generation. This book
is the small tribute to the full and incredible life she lived and
through it these women's voices are still being heard.
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