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Woman's Hour

The Woman's Hour Power List 2020, Mary McAleese, Known Donations, Chutney

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The 2020 Woman’s Hour Power List is ‘Our Planet’ - the search is on for 30 women based in the UK who are making a significant positive contribution to the environment. Emma Howard Boyd, the chair of the Environment Agency, and Flo Headlam, a horticulturalist and garden designer are two of the judges.

Mary McAleese was twice president of Ireland, studied canon law when her term ended and, to the surprise of many, as she has a deep personal faith, spoke out against misogyny in the global Catholic Church. Her autobiography is called ‘Here’s the Story : A Memoir.’

There’s been a rise in websites and Facebook groups offering Known Donation, where a person seeking to conceive uses a sperm or egg donation from someone they know, or got to know before the treatment. We hear from Sarah Norcross, Director of the Progress Educational Trust; Erika Tranfield, the mother of a donor-conceived child from a known donor; and Natasha Fox, a donor-conceived adult who does not know the identity of her biological father.

Emily Hunt was filmed when she was asleep in a hotel room. A man was convicted of voyeurism, but it took her several years to secure that conviction and she decided to waive her right to anonymity to fight her case. But what do you gain and what do you lose if you do give up your anonymity? Jenni hears from Emily and Leona O’Callaghan who did the same: she waived her right to anonymity when the man who abused her as a child was on trial and then convicted. She also hears from “Rebecca” who doesn’t want to waive her anonymity. She’s pressing the CPS to prosecute a man who she says attacked and raped her.

When actor Shobna Gulati’s mum was diagnosed with dementia in 2017, she was already spending the majority of her time caring for her. Her mother has since died, and she’s written a memoir about her family and her mum’s illness called Remember Me? Discovering my mother as she lost her memory.

It is chutney and pickle season and a great opportunity to use up your remaining fruit and veg. Food historian Lizzie Collingham explains the history behind the relishes.

Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Dianne McGregor

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Good afternoon in today's weekend Women's Hour, the launch of the 2020 Women's Hour

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Powerlist. The judges are looking for women at the forefront of saving the planet.

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The rise in the number of websites offering what's known as known donation.

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What is it and why is it becoming common?

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We wanted to understand a little bit more about him, but most importantly we wanted him to be in our

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daughter's life. We wanted a little bit more on top of that for we wanted our

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daughter to be able to know his parents so his mom and dad her nanny and granddad.

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The actor Shobna Gulati on her memoir, Remember Me? She cared for her mother who had dementia.

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In this season of mist and mellow fruitfulness, using up fruits and vegetables to make chutley and pickles and the decision

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to waive the right to anonymity for victims of sex crimes. What are the advantages and disadvantages of making your name public?

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Mary McElise was born in Belfast in 1951 into a Roman Catholic family. They saw some of the worst excesses of the Troubles.

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She grew up to study law and become a barrister at a time when girls were rarely expected to have such an ambition.

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She went on to become a popular president of Ireland, twice, studied canon law when her term

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ended and to the surprise of many as she has a deep

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