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Tagged: Feminism

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Feminist Films
During the 1970s and early 80s, women filmmakers won new opportunities to tell stories which, until then, had gone largely untold. The films produced as part of the Experimental Film Fund, and by...
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Feminist Filmmakers
Feminist films from the 1970s, 80s and 90s still resonate today.
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Newscaf: Female firsts
Looking back at some of the female firsts in Australian history as captured through the NFSA's Television News and Current Affairs Program (Newscaf).
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Feminist rockers you've never heard about
What would be the 'soundtrack of Australian feminist activism' of the 1970s? Sound Curator Nick Henderson has the answer.
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I Am Woman by Helen Reddy
This version of Helen Reddy’s iconic hit single and feminist anthem was recorded at Sun West Studio on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Summary by Thorsten Kaeding
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Have you discovered Helen Reddy yet
It’s obvious from this recording that Lillian Roxon prides herself on being able to identify which acts will make it big. Her friend Reddy topped the charts in 1972 with her women’s liberation anthem...
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Are Women Finally Making It Rock?
In this report about female rock groups Fanny and Pride of Women, Lillian Roxon’s passion for the advancement of women in rock shines through. They don’t get an easy ride though; here she defends her...
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Beat Your Breasts - The Ovarian Sisters
The sixth song and title track from The Ovarian Sisters' 1980 album Beat Your Breasts (NFSA: 219498).
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Self Attack- Stray Dags
Track from Stray Dags' Self Attack / Confessions release (NFSA: 338561).
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Wake Up Sister - The Lavender Blues
First track from The Lavender Blues' 1978 album Wake Up Sister (NFSA: 441809 ).
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