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Katy Hessel

Katy Hessel is an art historian, broadcaster and curator dedicated to celebrating female artists. The founder of @thegreatwomenartists on Instagram and the podcast of the same name, she writes a fortnightly column in the Guardian, is a fellow of Cambridge University and a Trustee of Charleston. She has lectured at the National Gallery and Guggenheim, and presented programmes for the BBC.
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