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

The 2020 Woman鈥檚 Hour Power List is 鈥極ur Planet鈥.

The 2020 Woman鈥檚 Hour Power List is 鈥極ur Planet鈥 - 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 鈥楬ere鈥檚 the Story : A Memoir.鈥

There鈥檚 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鈥機allaghan 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 鈥淩ebecca鈥 who doesn鈥檛 want to waive her anonymity. She鈥檚 pressing the CPS to prosecute a man who she says attacked and raped her.

When actor Shobna Gulati鈥檚 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鈥檚 written a memoir about her family and her mum鈥檚 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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  • Sat 26 Sep 2020 16:00

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