The Moth Radio Hour: Global Stories of Women and Girls

Published: March 8, 2022, 5 a.m.

In this hour, Global Stories of Women and Girls -- hosted by Moth Storyteller, Fatou Wurie. A Kenyan student aspires to be beautiful while her mother has bigger ideas; a teenager's failing sight is revealed during a game of kickball; and a woman smites down her enemies. Those stories and more. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

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Hosted by: Fatou Wurie.

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Storytellers:

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Mary Hamilton gets married to an unconventional man.

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Esther Ngumbi hides an act of defiance from her mother.

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Jon Howe re-commits to his ailing wife.

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Emely Recinos struggles with her diminishing eye-sight.

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Anne Moraa reveals her true self during a traffic jam in Nairobi.

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Fatou Wurie recognizes her grandmother\u2019s impact on her life during a trip to Sierra Leone.