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Poet and novelist Elaine Feinstein has said of her work that writing about people has always been 鈥榯he most intense of my preoccupations鈥�.聽 In her new collection, 鈥楶ortraits鈥�, she brings together poems that describe a myriad of writers whom she has known, or has loved through their work.聽 Jenni speaks to her about female poets and maintaining a love for writing alongside family life.

If you have a racial preference when dating, is it a matter of sexual attraction or can it ever be considered racist? Jenni speaks to聽Bim Adewunmi,聽Culture Editor at Buzzfeed and Head of Dating at Time Out, Charly Lester about whether our dating preferences say something about us.聽

In the 1929 general election, women voted on the same terms as men for the first time and their vote was dubbed as 鈥渢he flapper vote鈥�.聽 It had an instant effect on how politicians tried to win votes.聽 So, how have women鈥檚 votes changed British politics since then,聽 how have political parties categorised groups of women to target their votes and how useful are descriptions like Worcester Woman, or MumsNet Mum?聽 Jenni speaks to Dr. Rosie Campbell, Reader in Politics at Birkbeck University of London and Gaby Hinsliff Guardian columnist.

The Petticoat Vote, Archive on 4.聽Jo Fidgen explores how the women's vote has changed British politics and society.聽麻豆社 Radio 4,聽28 February, 8pm

Is body hair a feminist issue? Academic and author Emer O鈥橳oole believes it is 鈥� she stopped shaving for 3 years, as part of an attempt to overcome social expectations of what her body should be.聽 She鈥檚 written a book called Girls will be Girls, and joins Jenni to talk hairy armpits and bending gender stereotypes.

Grazia magazine is 10 years old this week and to mark their birthday, they鈥檝e carried out a survey of women aged 25- 44 across the UK to find out how their lives have changed in the last 10 years. 聽The results found that the last decade has seen big changes in the way we live, work and consume, and the conversation has moved on from trying to 鈥� have it all鈥� to wanting to 鈥� change it all鈥�. Jenni is joined by Grazia鈥檚 Associate Editor Victoria Harper to discuss 聽鈥楪eneration Game-Changer鈥檚鈥� views on ambition, feminism, fashion, and relationships.聽