This clip looks at how women were brought back into the paid workforce to fill the lower paid positions as the economy boomed in the 1960s. Summary by Adrienne Parr.

The song ‘Size 10’, written and sung by Robyn Archer, plays while women look into distorting mirrors, seeing themselves first as fat and then as skinny.

Jean Curthoys, Anne Summers, Edna Ryan and Marjory Thomas talk about feminism and their quests for a better education. Summary by Adrienne Parr.

Four women, born in the first half of the 20th century, talk about the expectations they had, as girls, for their own educations.

The sixth song and title track from The Ovarian Sisters' 1980 album Beat Your Breasts (NFSA: 219498).

Track from Stray Dags' Self Attack / Confessions release (NFSA: 338561).

First track from The Lavender Blues' 1978 album Wake Up Sister (NFSA: 441809 ).

What would be the 'soundtrack of Australian feminist activism' of the 1970s? Sound Curator Nick Henderson has the answer.

Feminist films from the 1970s, 80s and 90s still resonate today.

During the 1970s and early 80s, women filmmakers won new opportunities to tell stories which, until then, had gone largely untold.