women

Lindsey Hilsum gave me goosebumps. Laura Bates made me cry. I laughed with Dolly Alderton and improved my front crawl with Susan Helmrich. My grandmother taught me independence (and designed bespoke dresses for my dolls).

Couturier, stylist (to my Barbie dolls included) and all-round fabulous woman. I tell Elle magazine about my “other mother”, Brazilian grandmother, Irene.

Survivor of three cancers spanning 30 years, Susan Helmrich finds solace in swimming. She tells Renaissance magazine about family, unnecessary body parts and beating her Olympic idol.

With a different approach to news reporting and presenting, Tina Daheley is the go-to journalist of modern media.

Leading a new, fourth wave of feminism, Laura Bates gave women a voice to speak out against sexism when she launched the Everyday Sexism Project. Then she took on Facebook - and won..

It's inexpensive, not limited to 140 characters and you won't be judged on your looks. Podcasters Emma Gannon and Dolly Alderton discuss their medium of choice.

Lindsey Hilsum, Gabriella Jozwiak and Alison Baskerville - meet the women risking their lives to report from the frontline in Syria, Iraq and Liberia.