Episode 33: Pin Drop Pod x Anne Sebba - "That Woman"

Anne Sebba is a true female pioneer. A trailblazer. And yet a very humble one - I had to persuade her to record with me as she didn’t think her story ‘qualified’ as someone who has dealt with challenge, adversity and defied societal ‘norms’. You’re about to find out that it absolutely does.

Anne is a Biographer, Lecturer, Journalist, former Reuters foreign correspondent and author of eleven books for adults. Her first job was at the BBC World Services in 1972. 

And she was the first woman Reuters took on as a graduate trainee, later firing when she became pregnant with her first child.

Anne has written international best-sellers about iconic women through history, many of who have faced adversity of their own - Mother Teresa, Laura Ashley, Wallis Simpson, Les Parisiennes (women of Paris living through 1940s). Ethel (Rosenberg) who was electrocuted for conspiracy to commit espionage. 

Anne's current book is about the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz. A story of incredible female solidarity and survival. 

Anne has made regular TV appearances, radio interviews, several of her books have been commissioned for film and TV. She is a Speaker for institutions around the world. 

Anne is also a Mother and Grandmother. With 3 children and 6 grandchildren.

I have known Anne for 14 years…from the first days of opening my fitness business, Barreworks. These days, Anne weight trains with me, every Tuesday morning at 7.15am, come rain or shine. If ask her to do 10 reps, she do 12. And at the age of 72, she has a tenacity and self-reliance that is quite awe-inspiring to me.  She has thrown herself into every conceivable activity since her wonderful husband Mark passed away several years ago, determined to live every second of life with vigour and vitality. 

I can't wait for you to meet her and I know that you will love her too.

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Vicki