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Women in Australia’s Working History
Unsung Heroes
Women are the unsung heroes of Australian working life. The
Australian Workers Heritage Centre is proud to honour the
work of women in the first stage of its ‘Women in Australia’s
Working History’ Project - the exhibition, “A Lot
on her Hands”.
Video clip:
The Exhibition
Learn about the contribution of Australia’s working
women – some famous and some not-so-famous – as
you experience the exhibition, “A Lot on her Hands”.
Emma Miller |
At the entrance you’ll be greeted by the feisty
Emma Miller, seamstress, radical activist, pacifist
and suffragette.
Emma
Miller’s story (PDF 140k)
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Vicki Wilson |
You’ll also meet the ordinary women- the tuckshop
convenors, the factory workers, mothers and nurses.
Many of the women featured are strivers and achievers
in their fields.
Vicki
Wilson’s story (PDF 51k)
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Louisa Lawson |
Louisa Lawson was a writer, publisher, fighter for
women’s rights and a wife and mother. You can see
the printing artifacts and mastheads from her days working
on the journals, The Republican and The Dawn. She was
also a poet in her own right.
Louisa
Lawson’s story (PDF 141k)
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Elsie Wright |
This exhibition also honours women as makers and producers
– women like Elsie Wright, prizewinning Queensland
embroiderer.
Elsie
Wright’s story (PDF 113k)
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Mary Sutherland
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Mary Sutherland is an impressive modern-day “maker”
who, with a couple of friends invented an industry –
Tambo Teddies.
Mary
Sutherland’s story (PDF 80k)
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Ruth Hegarty
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Ruth Hegarty is a member of the stolen generation whose
story will move and inspire you.
Ruth
Hegarty’s story (PDF 115k)
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Bid O’Sullivan |
Communicators like much-loved School of the Air teacher,
Bid O’Sullivan tell their stories through sound
and pictures.
Bid
O’Sullivan’s story (PDF 140k)
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There are many other women - both ordinary and extraordinary-
who tell their own stories of work, paid and unpaid –
women like Oodgeroo (poet and campaigner) Joan Kirner (politician)
and Pat Marks (entomologist):
This exhibition is a rich and rewarding illumination of an
amazing cross section of Australian women and their labours,
both paid and unpaid over the past 200 or so years. There
have been many challenges and important milestones
for Australian women along the way.
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