{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/65eb300786967e00176bab87?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"International Women’s Day: Celebrating women’s history in London","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/1709911926312-02592df5ffc1c6e233f0fbbcb2693b61.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>To mark International Women’s Day 2024, Becky Laxton-Bass, Company Director of <a href=\"https://www.womenoflondon.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Women of London</a>, takes us on a trip back in time to discuss the pivotal events and pioneering female figures from around the capital that helped shape history.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Becky also shares some stories of lesser known groundbreaking women, discusses the dangers of lost stories, and explains why more needs to be done to ensure women’s history is always remembered.</p><p><br></p><p>Read more from The Standard about IWD here: https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/international-womens-day  </p><p><br></p><p>Follow us<a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> on X</a> or<a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> on Threads</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}