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When Cora first started skateboarding there were hardly any female role models - so Cora helped launch one of the first ever events for female skateboarders. Since then she's taught scores of girls and women how to skate.  Hear her thoughts on public space, battling sexism on the skatepark and why she loves life in Cornwall. 

Yasmine is a world class fencer, one of the leaders of Truro's Black Lives Matter protests and she has helped feed many of Falmouth's homeless people. She's currently studying international politics at Exeter University's Penryn campus. She talks candidly about the shocking racism she has experienced since moving here and the education campaign she's hoping will help turn the tide on racism in Cornwall.  George Floyd's death made Yasmine think again about what she's prepared to put up with in her own life and has caused her to break off some friendships. She has also launched a petition calling on the National Trust to commemorate the lives of slaves at Tregnwainton Gardens near Penzance https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/dark-past-cornwalls-trengwainton-estate-4219730 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2020/jul/29/young-british-black-voices-behind-uk-anti-racism-protests-george-floyd#36    

Rebecca runs her own proudly feminist theatre company which aims to level the playing field for women in theatre, champion the lost women of history and make women in the audience leave feeling great about themselves. She believes that Cornwall's outdoor theatre network will see us leading the way in the return to live theatre. She's also spearheading a national project to celebrate and archive testimony from the fearless women of Greenham Common peace camp. And she talks about her own experiences there as a campaigning five-year-old!    https://scarylittlegirls.co.uk/ https://scarylittlegirls.co.uk/community/heritage-and-collaboration/greenham-women-everywhere/ https://www.kerpowcornwall.com/  

More cool Cornish women on living life their way in Cornwall.

Emily Stevenson wore a dress made of crisp packets to her graduation ceremony to highlight beach litter. It's her mission to keep Cornwall's beaches plastic free. David Attenborough is a fan. Emily talks about the well-being benefits of being in the open air and how beach cleaning helps her put the trauma of childhood bullying behind her.

As a single woman, research suggests that writer Jane Pugh should be miserable and expect a curtailed lifespan. But the richness of her creative life in Cornwall, and the enjoyment she shares with friends and family makes her happier than many married people. She talks about sea swimming in winter, how to write convincingly, and why she quit her job in TV drama. And she reads from her acclaimed short story "Life Girl" which is by turns laugh out loud funny, and piercingly poignant.

Rachel has been teaching foraging on the coast paths and beaches of Cornwall for more than 11 years. She shares her knowledge of the unfamiliar but delicious tastes, nutritional value and ecological importance of seaweed. She talks about how foraging keeps her in touch with nature and the seasons and how, in today's busy world, it helps her think about the way she uses time. Join us on a bright and blustery autumn day on a stony beach near Falmouth. 

A Hallowe'en special with village wise women Cassandra and Laetitia. Cassandra was Britain's first ever tax-paying witch! They talk about magic spells, historic witch-hunts and their black cat, a keen hunter of ingredients for their cabinet of curiosities. Find out more about the history of Cornwall's pagan festivals, their favourite potent Cornish locations and their involvement in the All Hallow's "Dark Gathering" at Boscastle.   

Inspirational life stories from some of Cornwall's most fascinating women.