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In less than 10 years Lupita Nyong\u2019o has starred in a number of high profile and award-winning roles. Her latest project \u2018Us\u2019 is a thriller-horror, directed by the Oscar-winning Jordan Peele. Lupita joins Jane to discuss skyrocketing into fame and the impact of being an African woman in Hollywood.

Bryony Frost is the first women to win a grade one race at the Cheltenham Festival. She\u2019s 23, from Devon and the daughter of a Grand National winning jockey. She has won over 100 races and made over a million pounds. Her win is thought to be a significant day for sporting equality but she\u2019s quoted as saying, \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter whether you are a boy or a girl. I live by the metaphor about looking up the mountain.\u201d

After official figures revealed the number of women going for smear \ttests had reached an all-time low, there was a campaign aimed at encouraging women to go for the tests which look for the early signs of cervical cancer. Not surprisingly, more women went for testing\u2026but the Guardian reports this morning that the service is in meltdown as scientists have been leaving. Kate Sanger, from the charity Jo\u2019s Cervical Cancer Trust, explains why.

As a Maasai child in Kenya, Nice Nailantei Leng\u2019ete accomplished something remarkable: she refused to undergo her culture\u2019s ritualized female genital mutilation. As an adult, she has gone on to negotiate with village elders, who traditionally have not worked with women, and convince them that alternative coming-of-age ceremonies will be healthier for girls and better for communities. Nice joins Jane to talk about her escape, and how her work has saved an estimated 15,000 girls around Kenya from the cut, as well as from child marriage.

Author, Eleanor Anstruther\u2019s father, Ian, was sold to his aunt for \xa3500 because his mother was in terrible debt. After hearing his story, Eleanor wanted to know more about how and why this had happened all those years ago, so she began some research and then wrote about it. Her debut novel is \u2018A Perfect Explanation\u2019 .

Presenter: Jane Garvey\nProducer: Kirsty Starkey

Interviewed Guest: Lupita Nyong'o\nInterviewed Guest: Bryony Frost\nInterviewed Guest: Kate Sanger\nInterviewed Guest: Nice Nailantei Leng'ete\nInterviewed Guest: Eleanor Anstruther