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.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
34216
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 → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Employment
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
History → Australia - History
History → History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)