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HERSTORY: Ireland’s Epic Women Podcast
By RTÉHistory
HERSTORY: Ireland’s Epic Women Podcast episodes
- Cynthia Longfield: Madam Dragonfly | HerstoryCynthia Longfield, 'Madam Dragonfly', was born in London in 1896 to Anglo-Irish parents. The family divided their time between London and the ancestral home in Cloyne, Co. Cork, where she enjoyed roaming the countryside.10 min
- Fanny Parnell: the patriot poet | HerstoryFanny’s memory – and that of her sister, Anna – has been overshadowed by brother Charles, but she was a trailblazer in her own right. In her lifetime, her poetry was celebrated by Irish nationalists and her activism helped to bring many Irish and Irish-American women into politics.11 min
- Dr Isabel 'Ida' Mitchell: known and revered through all of China | HerstoryIsabel 'Ida' Mitchell typifies the emergence of a new group of Irish women, particularly from Ulster, in the last quarter of the nineteenth century – the female Presbyterian missionary. Often the daughters of churchmen, they were usually middle-class and educated.12 min
- Fanny Durack: Fighting for female Olympians | HerstoryFanny Durack, daughter of Irish immigrants to Australia, won the first gold medal in women’s Olympic swimming in July 1912. Fanny created even more waves when she rejected a thick, modest woollen swimsuit with ‘as much drag as a sea-anchor’ in favour of a close-fitting suit in which she won the 100m freestyle.12 min
- Mary Lee: The trailblazer down underMary Agnes Walsh was born in Co. Monaghan in February 1821. She is now remembered as Mary Lee, one of the most prominent Australian suffragists, but she also advocated on behalf of women workers and asylum residents.13 min
- Dr. Maura Lynch: Saving lives while risking her own | HerstoryDr. Maura Lynch was one of two Irish doctors who manned a 200-bed hospital in Angola during the Angolan civil war. She and her colleague treated patients from both sides of the conflict and when a neighbouring clinic shut down, Maura crossed 80km weekly to offer medical support to the people of Cuamato.11 min
- Kathleen Lonsdale: The groundbreaking scientist | HerstoryKathleen Lonsdale made important scientific contributions, published prolifically, and worked tirelessly for humanitarian goals. She was as passionate about science as she was about prison reform and used her own learned experiences to influence positive change.12 min
- Eileen Gray: Modernist architect and famed artist | HerstoryEileen Gray lived in Paris for most of her life. She moved there in 1907, when the city was a hot-spot for writers and artists. She deservedly gained a reputation as the finest Western exponent of the Japanese lacquer technique and, later, was internationally acclaimed as a pioneering furniture designer and self-taught architect.12 min
- Elizabeth Gurley Flynn: The Rebel Girl | HerstoryElizabeth Gurley Flynn started her activist life as a 16-year-old schoolgirl, calling on American workers to rise in front of a red flag on a makeshift stage on a New York street corner. Quickly becoming a jawsmith for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), she was devoted to women, the working class, anti-racism, and anti-capitalism.13 min
- Doris Fleeson: A watchdog feared by powerful men | HerstoryDoris Fleeson was a political journalist and columnist who became the first woman in the United States to have a nationally syndicated column. Fleeson was a real watchdog and her political writings and scathing take downs made powerful men fearful.11 min
About HERSTORY: Ireland’s Epic Women Podcast
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HERSTORY Ireland’s Epic Women shines a light on Irish women throughout the ages who have shaped business, the arts, science, power and revolution.
This weekly podcast runs alongside the 6 part TV series HERSTORY Ireland's Epic Women on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player in Spring 2020. HERSTORY Ireland's Epic Women is brought to you by Underground Films, EPIC the Irish Emigration Museum, Herstory Ireland and RTÉ, mixed and produced by Cassie at Tall Tales, and presented by Dr Angela Byrne. Herstory Score composed by Scott Maher and Oisín Murray.