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.

It is 1830 and European settlement has begun in Tasmania.

This clip is set after Truganini and George Robinson have moved the remaining population of Indigenous Tasmanians to Flinders Island.

Narrator Rachel Perkins recounts Truganini’s concerns about her burial and the resting place of her body after her death.

Melbourne’s cable trams operated from 1885 to 1940. Jaunty music accompanies a tram ride through Melbourne in the 1920s. Summary by Damien Parer.

Historical footage shows the operation of Melbourne’s cable trams with voice-over explaining in detail how they were propelled by underground cable driven by steam boilers.

In 1885 Melbourne introduced the cable tram for citizens to commute. Summary by Damien Parer.

In a montage of footage from 1970s feminist films, interlaced by narration and music, the clip proposes the notion of a new sisterhood. Summary by Adrienne Parr.

Sophia Whist (Robin Laurie) opens the pages of her evidence book and imparts the story of women’s historical exclusion from medical practice.