Woman's Hour Daily Meditations from Wise, Witty and Wonderful Women

by McCormack, Una

• ISBN13: 9781785945069
• ISBN10: 1785945068
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2025-06-24
• Publisher: BBC Books

Summary

For 75 years, Woman’s Hour has brought us the most iconic and inspirational women from all over the world, delving into their lives and opinions, desires and lessons to others. Now, their wise words are brought to you each day in this daily guide.

Woman’s Hour: Daily Meditations from Wise, Witty and Wonderful Women gives you a memorable quote to start your day, from a woman that has made us laugh, made us think and made us act, paired a thoughtful reflection on what that quote is teaching us. Featuring names such as Rosamund Pike, Joan Baez, Dawn French, Nina Simone, Annie Lennox, Mary Quant, Toni Morrison, Philippa Perry, Sandi Toksvig, Malala Yousafzai, Emma Thompson and many more, the topics range from the workplace to family, friendships to love, ageing to food, and just about everything in between.

Start your day with the wisdom of these witty and wonderful women, from over 75 years of Woman’s Hour.

Author Biography

Dr. Una McCormack is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling science fiction writer whose has written more than 20 novels based on TV shows such as Star Trek, Doctor Who and Firefly. She is on the editorial board of Gold SF, an imprint of Goldsmiths Press aimed at publishing new voices in intersectional feminist science fiction. An associate fellow of Homerton College, Cambridge, her academic interests include feminist science fiction, transformative works, and creative writing practice and methodology; she writes and broadcasts regularly on these and other topics.