Tells the story of women’s working lives throughout Australia’s history. Juxtaposes clips from feature films, home movies, newsreels and documentaries with radio shows, diaries, popular songs, letters and interviews. Explores the challenges that face women in the nuclear age. Narrated by Noni Hazlehurst; edited by Margot Nash; music by Elizabeth Drake.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323800
Language
English
Audience classification
Exempt
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Home movies and video
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Hours of work - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Employment
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)