Film Title: Edna Ryan - A Political Life

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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

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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