#33 Fighting the Australian Government & An Archaeologist Rescuing The Past (Bessie Flower & Maud Cunnington)

Welcome back to Mostly Unsung, your new weekly history podcast that resurrects those long forgotten heroes and villains from the vaults of the past! Join Annie and Andrea, two old friends, as they bring to light the people your history teacher never told you about. Be prepared for mayhem, nonsense, a lot of barely suppressed anger and a debate about whether the 90s really were that awful.This week, for the first time, Andrea is in Australia where a young aboriginal woman is enjoying well deserved recognition as both gifted teacher and a talented musician. Until she gets caught up in a whirlwind of religion, misogyny, a cheating husband and some real top class racists who happen to run the country. The only thing she has left is learn how to fight the system they have built.Then Annie is in Wiltshire in the UK, it's Victorian Britain and  archaeology is all the rage. A husband and wife team up to rescue the land around a world recognised land mark. Ensuring that the developers won't be able to bulldoze some of the most important discoveries of the century. Andrea used these sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Flowerhttps://www.historicalbany.com.au/bessy-flower-menanghttps://www.noongarculture.org.au/bessy-flower/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-15/menang-woman-bessy-flowers-life-story-reclaimed-by-her-family/102214652Annie used these sources:https://arnosvale.org.uk/edith-maud-cunnington/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Cunningtonhttps://trowelblazers.com/2016/04/14/maud-cunnington/Where you can find us:https://www.instagram.com/mostlyunsung/https://www.facebook.com/share/16J4vuMy1h/https://www.tiktok.com/@[email protected] you next Wednesday!