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Looking at the life of American civil rights activist Diane Nash [audio 9min]

This year Liverpool, England, is celebrating being European Capital of Culture. BBC Radio 4's "Woman's Hour" programme is marking the occasion with a series of features discovering some the treasures in the city's Museums and Galleries which have a particular significance for women, starting at one of Liverpool's newest museums--the International Slavery Museum. Today's treasure is--unusually--not a physical object. Louise Adamson met up with Vikky Evans-Hubbard, who's a Demonstrator (historical reenactor) at the International Slavery Museum, to find out more about Diane Nash, whom she chosen as her treasure. The first public performances of the play will be on Bank Holiday Monday--the 5th of May--at the International Slavery Museum, which is housed within the Maritime Museum at the Albert Dock in Liverpool.
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Woman's Hour"