Dr. Antoinette Ward has been practicing nursing at one of the largest hospitals in Atlanta for more than 25 years. She spoke with Rose the first week of the shutdown in March of 2020. She firsthand saw the number of cases grow and came up with new protocols when there was no template.

And suddenly, Antoinette went from seeing thousands of patients of week, testing thousands of patients for COVID, to becoming a patient herself. 

So many people can relate to this past year being a year that physically, spiritually, emotionally, takes the rug out from underneath you. This episode is dedicated to taking a time out, and reflecting on the journey of this past year with Dr. Antoinette Ward. A year in retrospect, Antoinette looks forward and reimagines a new future.

If you haven’t heard her incredible story, you can go back to our episode, COVID19: On the Frontlines that aired on March 17 2020.

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Park Cannon was the youngest representative elected to Georgia’s state legislature in 2016 at the age of 24. Park is also the first openly queer state representative in the United States, and serves as the Secretary of the Georgia House Democrats - and she continues to practice medicine and is a doula and healthcare worker in Atlanta.

You may remember a previous episode of The Women we interviewed Park during the Georgia Senate Runoffs back in January, when she talked about her experience growing up in rural Georgia, seeing firsthand the threats and violence of the KKK in her community, and she also spoke about the issues most important to her, among them getting out the vote - 

And you may know Park from a video that went viral just a few weeks ago, taken the day that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the voter suppression bill, State Bill 202, as he was signing behind closed doors, Park was serving her constituents of the 58th district - which includes the Old Fourth Ward where Martin Luther King Jr was born - and - she began to knock on his door. 

Park was unlawfully arrested at the State Capitol building by the very officers who are supposed to be protecting her while in session at the legislature.

When Park was released from jail, she had to seek medical attention and since then she can be seen wearing a sling on her left arm. Immea

Immediately following her release from jail, Park resume her duties representing the 58th District.

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All eyes are on Georgia. Again. Senate Bill 202, a 98-page document outlines new provisions restricting voting registration, voting by mail, and early voting. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a rushed bill in private chambers. Representative Park Cannon was arrested (!) for knocking (!) on his door during session. Delta, Coca-Cola, and Major League Baseball publicly criticized the measures, and Senate Republican Leadership Mitch McConnell and Governor Brian Kemp have threatened "serious consequences" to such companies that speak out against voting restrictions.

To help make sense of what this means for real voters, voting rights activist Helen Butler joins The Women from the Coalition of the People's Agenda. Lauded by Stacey Abrams and Fair Fight as one of the fundamental grassroots 'hall of fame' organizers, Helen helps break down how the bill will impact voters in rural and urban areas.

Tune back in two weeks for a conversation with Park Cannon about how she's fighting back after her arrest at the Georgia Capitol.

...and here's a primer on some of the provisions laid out by the Senate Bill 202 for you phone scrollers, linking to the New York Times:

Voters will now have less time to request absentee ballots.

There are strict new ID requirements for absentee ballots.

It’s now illegal for election officials to mail out absentee ballot applications to all voters.

Drop boxes still exist … but barely.

Mobile voting centers (think an R.V. where you can vote) are essentially banned.

Early voting is expanded in a lot of small counties, but probably not in more populous ones.

Offering food or water to voters waiting in line now risks misdemeanor charges.

The Republican-controlled legislature has more control over the State Election Board.

The secretary of state is removed as a voting member of the State Election Board.

The G.O.P.-led legislature is empowered to suspend county election officials.

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The world may reopen soon! And in anticipation of shoulder-to-shoulder events, the exchange of droplets, and crowded stadiums, scientists and researchers have been busy imagining a new world where airlines, stadiums, and venues may require confirmation that you are either vaccinated, or COVID19 negative.

Elli Androulaki is one of the brilliant minds behind the IBM Digital Health Pass. The Digital Health Pass could allow you to store and share your COVID status — New York has just announced its pilot program with IBM, and Elli is the Distinguished IBM Researcher who helped create and build this technology using blockchain.

That means, in today's episode we are asking, "How will we show we have been vaccinated? What does that future look like? What is blockchain and why does it matter when it comes to COVID, or our health data? "

Dr. Elli Androulaki is a Distinguished Research Staff Member and Research Manager at the IBM Research Lab in Zurich, Switzerland working in the area of Blockchain Security and Applications.

She completed her PhD in Columbia University in applied cryptography aiming to address privacy issues in eCommerce activities, and did her Postdoctoral studies at ETH, Zurich.

Elli has applied her interest in blockchain, privacy, and security on a global effort to store and share health data in unprecedented new ways.

Tune back in two weeks for the next episode, and for questions or requests find us on IG @TheWomenPod or email [email protected].

Special thanks for this episode to Chase Purdy.

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A special episode for International Women's Day! Featuring the Executive Director of United Nations Women / Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

Phumzile grew up under the apartheid regime that restricted almost every aspect of her life and person. She joined the movement that created the first democratic government of South Africa and became a member of its Parliament in 1991. Mentored by Nelson Mandela, Phumzile served in his cabinet as Minister of Trade and then became the Deputy President of South Africa in 2005. For more than a decade, she has brought her mission of championing women and girls to a global stage.

In this episode, learn about the early stages of Phumzile's historical career, and how a mother of five has navigated critical moments that have defined her trajectory, and impacted millions of girls and women around the world.

- Every episode of The Women, host Rose Reid profiles one person who has journeyed to do the extraordinary.

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Jessica Nabongo is a writer and photographer, and the first Black woman to visit all 195 countries. Less than 300 people have done that - and less than 30 women have visited all 195 countries. More than 200,000 people have followed Jessica’s journey.

She has documented almost every aspect of her quest - the highs and the lows - from crystal blue waters in Indonesia, warm and welcoming strangers in Sudan, and the foothills of the Himalayas - and she’s captured the other side - difficult border crossings, sad moments at airports, and other travel fails. As a daughter of Detroit, Jessica has set out to demystify the world we live in and the people in it (and tells the truth about periods along the way...).

Her journey also reveals bigger questions - how do we set goals for ourselves, and how do we go after what we what? And what parts of ourselves do we take with us, and leave behind, when we embark on such quests?

After a year of quarantine life, it seems appropriate for THE WOMEN to TRAVEL. And there is no one better to do that with than Jessica. IG: @thecatchmeifyoucan

Every episode host Rose Reid follows one woman’s journey to do the extraordinary, and Jessica has done just that.

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Stephanie Stebich is the director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum - that means she is responsible for the nation’s premier collection of American art and major exhibition, research, publication, education and digital-media programs at the museum and its Renwick Gallery. 

Before moving to Washington DC, was the executive director of the Tacoma Art Museum for 13 years. She was the assistant director of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts from 2001 to 2004, and assistant director at the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1995 to 2001. Stephanie studied art history at Columbia University and got her master’s degree with a concentration in modern art from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University.

Stephanie is the daughter of an art historian, and her wife is also an art historian - she is at home in the museum and with art. In this episode Rose talks to Stephanie about reckoning and reconciliation - what should happen to confederate statues? How do we welcome in the new artists and exhibits during a global pandemic? What does the art we choose to showcase say about our values and ourselves? How do you handle death threats after you choose to showcase art about today's most pressing issues?

The Woman is a production of Rose Reid. We will be publishing every two weeks on Thursday. On our next episode, February 25th, Rose speaks to Jessica Nabongo - the first black woman to travel to every country in the world!

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The Women is a long-form interview show profiling brazen and badass trailblazers. For the past two months host Rose Reid has been covering the women integral on the ground to the Georgia Senate runoff elections.

Following a very stressful, hectic, and violent election cycle, it's time for a breath of fresh air -- with yoga instructor Sara Clark.

Sara leads yoga, meditation, and is certified in reiki. She left the corporate world to answer the call to teach and practice yoga. Just before the lockdown, Sara paused her life in New York (teaching 14+ classes a week) to go to the Caribbean island of Grenada. And when Americans were called back to the States, she stayed. And stayed. Sara talks to Rose about navigating the pandemic, grief, BLM, and high power negotiations. How does one transition during an epic time of transition? What teaches the teacher? Sara talks about the power of rest and the best thing about traveling the world solo.

Featuring a sprinkling of Rose's meditation songs.

On our next episode, we dig into the history of art and artifacts with the Director of the Smithsonian, Stephanie Stebich!

Find more on Instagram: @saraclarkyoga, @rosereid, and @thewomenpod

- Every episode of The Women, host Rose Reid profiles one person who has journeyed to do the extraordinary.

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Sara Totonchi is the Executive Director of the Southern Center for Human Rights, a non-profit law form which works to exonerate and mitigate those who are impacted by the criminal legal system in the Deep South. During this past election cycle, Sara oversaw 17,000 absentee ballots delivered to voters who are currently in jail.

Every day, Sara fights the southern tradition for cruel and unusual punishment, and that includes the crime of being poor. In this episode, Rose talks to Sara about how prison conditions have worsened during COVID19, and about Sara's formative experiences growing up European-Iraqi in the United States at the time of the Persian Gulf War, and the impact of a blue Senate and its new Senators.

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- Every episode of The Women, host Rose Reid profiles one person who has journeyed to do the extraordinary.

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Stacey Abrams is on everyone's mind right now. In this "Part 2" episode recapping last week’s historical events, we're revisiting our conversation with Stacey Abrams.

Within 24 hours that Georgians sent its first African American Senator and its first Jewish senator to Washington DC - the Capitol was stormed. And just within days of the historic turnout (4.4M+ Georgians voting in a runoff), Republican state legislators are already at work to curtail future mail-in voting.

After Stacey lost the 2018 Georgia Governor's race to Brian Kemp, she created Fair Fight Action, focused on voter protection. There is a lot of speculation on whether Stacey will run again in 2022, but Stacey's priority is still to make sure everyone can vote, and everyone's vote is counted.

Rose and Stacey spoke last spring, and had a candid and intimate conversation about hard lessons learned from the Governor's race, the curious life of introverts during quarantine, and what the future holds for this entrepreneur-turned-politician-moonlighting-romance novelist. Before Stacey became a tax attorney, a grassroots organizer, and an entrepreneur, she attended the HBCU Spelman College in Atlanta and received her law degree from Yale University.

Catch voter crusader - Helen Butler - from the Coalition for the People's Agenda's, lean in towards joy at the end of this episode :)

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