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Bread and Dripping

A short documentary in which four working class women recount the hardships they endured during the Depression years.

Film Topics:

DepressionsWomen

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustraliaBeryl ArmstrongDepressionsEileen PittmanEvictionFamilyFeminist movementFood insecurityHappy ValleyHousingHousing insecurityIndigenousIndigenous discriminationMary WrightPoliticsPovertyRothbury LockoutSocial justiceSocialismStrikesTibby WhalanUnemploymentWomenWomen's Militant GroupWorking classWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary
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Caddie

Feature film about a woman's struggle to survive impoverished inner city Sydney during the Depression.

Film Topics:

DepressionsWomen

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyClass struggleClass warDepressionsFamilyFeminist movementFood insecurityHospitalityHousingHousing insecurityMateshipNew South WalesPovertySocial justiceSocialismUnemploymentUnionsWagesWomenWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Film - Feature Narrative
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Congratulations & Farewell Sharan Burrow – Sharan’s Story

A short documentary about Sharan Burrow on the Congratulations & Farewell Sharan Burrow DVD.

Film Topics:

PoliticsUnionsWomen

Film Tags:

ActivismAl GoreAngela MerkelAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Education Union AEUAustralian Labor PartyAustralian Workplace AgreementsAwardsBill KeltyBonoChildcareClimate changeCollective bargaining rightsDave RobsonDon HenryEducationEnvironmentEqual pay for womenFeminist movementFirefightersGough WhitlamGreg CombetHealth & safetyIndigenousInternational Trade Union ConfederationJennie GeorgeJoan KirnerJohn HowardJohn Howard GovernmentMaritime Union of AustraliaMaternity leaveMerri BlairMetherall campaignNSW Teacher’s FederationPaid parental leavePaul KeatingPeter BurrowPeter ReithPoliticsSharan BurrowSocial justiceUnfair dismissalUnion campaignsVietnam WarWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace reformYour Rights at Work campaign

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Don’t Be Too Polite Girls

A short documentary about discrimination against working women in Australia from World War Two to the 1970s.

Film Topics:

Women

Film Tags:

ActivismAmalgamated Metal Workers UnionAustraliaBaby BoomBullying and harassmentEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementJob insecurityManufacturingMartha AnsaraMelbourneMelbourne Women’s Theatre GroupMetal & Iron WorkersPoliticsSocial justiceUnemploymentWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking classWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Edna Ryan – A Political Life

A documentary featuring legendary political activist and unionist Edna Ryan.

Film Topics:

PoliticsWomen

Film Tags:

1972 Whitlam election1974 National Wage CaseActivismAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian Labor PartyCommunismCommunist PartyConscriptionDepressionsEdna RyanEducationEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementFood insecurityGreat Strike of 1917Housing insecurityPoliticsPovertyRussian RevolutionSocial justiceSocialismStrikesSydneyUnemploymentUnionsWagesWomenWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War OneWorld War Two

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Documentary
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For Love or Money

A documentary feature that charts the history of Australian women in the workplace and their struggles.

Film Topics:

Textiles and ClothingWomen

Film Tags:

1918 Minimum wage for women1934 Wonthaggi strike1972 Whitlam electionAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustraliaAutomationClothing industryConvictsDepressionsDomestic servantsEducationEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementGreat Strike of 1917Indentured labourIndigenousIndigenous discriminationManufacturingNursingPoliticsPovertySocial justiceStrikesTailoresses unionTextiles and ClothingUnemploymentUnionsVietnam WarWhitlam Labor GovernmentWollongong steelworks - womenWomenWomen driving tramsWomen's AuxiliaryWomen's Militant GroupWomen's workplace rightsWonthaggiWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace reformWorkplace relationsWorld War OneWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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Red Matildas

Three Australian women recount how the hardships of the Depression forged their politics and inspired them to fight for social justice.

Film Topics:

PoliticsWomen

Film Tags:

Anti warAudrey BlakeAustraliaCommunismCommunist PartyDepressionsEqual pay for womenEvictionFamilyFeminist movementFood insecurityHousing insecurityJoan GoodwinMay PennefatherMelbourneNuclearNuclear disarmamentPeace movementPoliticsPovertySocial justiceSocialismSoviet UnionSpanish Civil WarUnemploymentVictoriaWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking classWorld War TwoYoung Communist League

Film Type:

Documentary
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Times Up – The Story of the Campaign For Equal Pay

A short documentary about women's long struggle for equal pay.

Film Topics:

WomenWorkplace Reform

Film Tags:

1969 Equal Pay Case1985 Equal Pay campaignActivismAlex AndersonAustraliaAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUCouncil for Action for Equal PayEdna RyanEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementJenny ActonMinimum wageNursingPoliticsPovertyPublic HealthSocial justiceSydneyUnemploymentUnionsWagesWomenWomen's workplace rightsWomens rightsWorking classWorking conditionsZelda D’Prano

Film Type:

Documentary
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Women of Steel

A documentary about the struggle of a group of women to win the right to work at the Wollongong steelworks.

Film Topics:

Building and ConstructionWomen

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderActivismAustraliaBHPBullying and harassmentEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementMetal & Iron WorkersPoliticsSocial justiceSteel productionUnemploymentWollongongWollongong May Day marchWollongong steelworks - womenWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking class

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Documentary
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