Australian women's heritage: 1945-1986

This program starts with the post-war baby boom and goes on to look at immigration, housing, views on women’s work, the rock and roll craze and the new morality, the pill, censorship and equal pay - all issues highly relevant to Australian women in this era. Issues important to Aboriginal women are also explored. Some individual women highlighted in this episode are Germaine Greer, Bobbie Sykes, Kath Walker, Dawn Fraser, Dame Joan Sutherland, Jan Marsh, Judith Wright and Pat O’Shane.

Credits

production company

Equality Videos

Video Classroom

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303542

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Women

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Australia

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Australia

History → History

History → Women - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1986

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