Part 2 of our podcast which examines the voter numbers behind the 1922 general election following the signing of the treaty by Michael Collins.   In part 1, we found out Michael Collins along with Arthur Griffith conspired to deny women the vote because they knew that women, especially young women, were ardent Republicans. The GE result would give Collins the mandate he felt he needed to go to war.   Why were women denied the franchise? The numbers talk for themselves     Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awomansplaceire and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awom ..read more

In this episode we are back after another hiatus (it's been humid ok?) and we're following up our Violence and Technology episode (13) with a discussion on AI and what surveillance systems are being used for.   Is it to protect you? Or just to control you through surveillance?  And why are the US mad at Tik Tok???   Join us ..read more

I sat down with Laetitia from WWW whose work involves creating community amongst marginalised genders working across the music industry in Ireland! We talk about the affects of the pandemic, how they align with global economic trends, what listeners and bands can do in order to help artists, politics and accountability!   For people who may not know what 'hegemony' is: Definition of hegemony 1: preponderant influence or authority over others : DOMINATION battled for hegemony in Asia 2: the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted ..read more

In this the 11th episode of A Woman's Place, we talk about the history of women in cinema and we discover the very feminine roots of early moving pictures. From producing to writing to starring in films women were at the front of the pack because corporate America hadn't yet discovered it's profitability.   Join us in part one! Part two we discuss female tropes used to this day to pigeon hole women   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awomansplaceire and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awomansplaceireland   ..read more

A bit of a fun one!  We looked into commonly used Irish words and phrases that have made their way into the English language and we discuss the importance of language and perspective   ..read more

In this special series of readings, Tina reads the letters of Constance Markievicz as she is on the run from the British in the 1920s in an effort to get to know the woman behind the icon.   Constance Markievicz was a suffragette, activist, socialist, and the first woman elected to the Westminster Parliament devoting her life to Ireland's freedom, the poor and women's rights.    In April 1916 Markievicz took part in the Easter Rising, a republican insurrection in Dublin against British government in Ireland.  In the letters we learn more about the woman, her perspectiv ..read more

On this episode of A Woman's Place we are joined by Dr Josesph Trachtman, O.D, Ph.D to talk about his work which involves treating PTSD through the eye. Joseph Trachtman, O.D., Ph.D. is one of the approximately 60 optometrists world-wide, who has earned the status of F.C.O.V.D.-A, and one of the few in private practice with this distinction.  Dr. Trachtman is internationally renowned for his work offering visual rehabilitation, neurofeedback for vision (biofeedback), and optometric vision therapy.   As well as being a pioneer in sports vision, he is the world's expert in biofeedback ..read more

Here's a bit of history they don't teach you in school folks: the majority of women were denied the franchise in 1922. We posit that this exclusion at a fundamental moment of our state meant that the Treaty side swept the 1922 General Election.   What we have come to uncover is that Michael Collins along with Arthur Griffith conspired to deny women the vote because they knew that women, especially young women, were ardent Republicans. The GE result would give Collins the mandate he felt he needed to go to war.   Listen as we recount the moment that led up to this, frankly treasonous ..read more

In this Episode of A Woman's Place we take a deep dive into a history of women's mental health, how women became witches and we uncover submissiveness as a survival strategy!   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awomansplaceire     ..read more

In episode 28 of A Woman's Place, Christina reads you a critical essay on the formula that makes up disaster. Looking at the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and contributing vulnerabilities of the society and how economic inequality plays a major role in creating 'disaster'. She discusses disaster as an outcome rather than an event and outlines lessons learned that we can apply to our own communities and personal lives.   In the wake of the IPCC report on Climate Change, if we are to avert disasters today and in the future, we first need to understand how they are created.     ..read more