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The Essay Women of Substance Episodes

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  1. Nan Goldin

    Nan Goldin beat heroin and Oxycontin. Her biggest fight was against the drug manufacturers

  2. Andrea Dunbar

    At 18 Andrea Dunbar was the youngest playwright ever at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

  3. Anna Kavan

    Legally prescribed heroin by a psychiatrist, Anna Kavan鈥檚 writing reveals her addiction.

  4. Billie Holiday

    Billie Holiday sang about alcohol and broken hearts and went to prison for drug use.

  5. Frida Kahlo

    What does the art of Frida Kahlo reveal about her addictions?