News — Alessandra Bester

For me and my son, 15 years before covid pandemic challenged us all, our life was already isolated, restricted, restrained, limited, dictated and debilitating by the complexity of autism and associated conditions.

1828 saw a Dutch chemist create a more palatable version, meaning that the bitter taste was no longer a problem - and thus creating a more ‘solid’ product. Joseph Fry is credited with creating the first modern chocolate bar; in 1847 he found that he could mould the paste, creating a more streamlined product.

Thank you to Princes Diana, The Queen, Teresa May, Dame Stephanie Shirley, Emma Watson, Anna Kennedy OBE, Aduna Baobab, Elfrida Rathbone for inspiring me, making a way for the younger generation of woman to have a equal rights...