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Women in One

Listen to audio snapshots of women of all ages and backgrounds as they answer personal questions about their life, love, childhood and fears and confess what makes them tick. 鈥榃omen in One鈥� is a series of short interviews with the strangers reporter Abigail Hollick bumps into all over the UK.

鈥楲ads were chasing my sons with knives鈥�

How football has transformed Croxteth
'It鈥檚 about self esteem鈥�

鈥業 was married for 35 years and then I got divorced鈥�
鈥榃e just had to get on with it鈥�

Married at 17 鈥� 鈥榶ou had to be married back then鈥�
鈥榊ou just think, why am I sad?鈥�

Life with 5 children and pre and post natal depression.
鈥業鈥檝e got 24 piercings and stretched ears鈥�

Tattoos, piercing,and inimate confessions - life in a tattoo parlour.
鈥楻ecovery is real and it can be done鈥�

Life after depression and an eating disorder
鈥楤eing a girl in a hijab is a barrier鈥�

Moving from Pakistan to Liverpool
'She had breast cancer and tumours on her brain. It never stopped her, she still continued doing everything.'

I met this woman choosing sweets by the sweet stall in the market.
'I'm a single mum. Sometimes it's hard but for me personally I think it's the best.'

Playing in the playground in Roundhay Park, Leeds.
'It's quite a full on job being a woman compared to being a man'

This woman was about to enter the wig shop in Kirkgate Market, Leeds.
'The art of conversation has gone.'

This woman was taking her newborn granddaughter for a walk in The Alhambra Garden, Leeds.
'I don't like the attitude that people have around people with disabilities'

Shopping for fish in the market.
'We have people falling asleep in the chairs at the hairdressers'

A hairdresser on her break outside Kirkgate Market, Leeds.
鈥楩or my son to fall really ill - that鈥檚 my greatest fear鈥�

Out shopping in Kirkgate market in Leeds City Centre
鈥楾hey didn鈥檛 want me. They said I was a mistake鈥�

This woman was in Trinity Shopping Centre in Leeds outside the cinema.
鈥業 delayed motherhood because it was hard caring for my Dad鈥�

I met her with her young son, they were by the ducks in Roundhay Park.
鈥楤ecause you are a female and young you do get kind of looked at in that way鈥�

I saw her on the street by the train station holding a guitar.
鈥業 was told to take my ring off before I went for the interview鈥�

Waiting for her friend and having a cigarette on a bench in Leeds City Centre.
鈥楳y brother won鈥檛 be able to get married and have relationships鈥�

The Corn Exchange, Leeds.
鈥業鈥檓 not brilliantly good at keeping in touch with people鈥�

She was outside the market, locking her bike up.

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