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EPISODE · Apr 26, 2022 · 17 MIN

Pioneer girls and flappers

from Look History in the Eye, Melbourne · host Historian Katie Wood

This episode recognises the women who worked in Footscray’s munitions factory during World War One, and earlier. This talk was originally given as an online presentation for International Women’s Day 2022.  Pioneer girls and flappers is episode 6 of the podcast series Look history in the eye. Talk by Katie Wood, PhD Candidate in history at La Trobe University and Senior Archivist at the University of Melbourne Archives.  Presented by Public Record Office Victoria.This podcast is produced by Public Record Office Victoria the archive of the state government of Victoria. To view the podcast homepage and all episodes, and to view records related to this episode go to https://prov.vic.gov.au/look-history-eye-podcast

This episode recognises the women who worked in Footscray’s munitions factory during World War One, and earlier. This talk was originally given as an online presentation for International Women’s Day 2022. Pioneer girls and flappers is episode 6 of the podcast series Look history in the eye. Talk by Katie Wood, PhD Candidate in history at La Trobe University and Senior Archivist at the University of Melbourne Archives. Presented by Public Record Office Victoria. This podcas...

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