Overcoming childhood adversity, Australian silent movie star Annette Kellerman took on the world – swimming, acting, performing and writing herself into the history books.

The list of Annette Kellerman's achievements is extraordinary: champion swimmer and diver, vaudeville performer, international silent film star, stunt performer and entrepreneur.

Looking back over her career, Annette Kellerman describes the perfect woman label she received at 26-years-old as 'the most ghastly thing in the world'.

Looking back at some of the female firsts in Australian history as captured through the NFSA's Television News and Current Affairs Program (Newscaf).

Two women dressed in dark underwear, silk stockings and shoes model two styles of Berlei corsetry.

Highlighting the achievements in media of nine Australians in the online Encyclopedia of Women Leaders.

Thanks Girls and Goodbye is not just a 'feel good’ nostalgia film. It explores how the Women’s Land Army was exploited during the Second World War.