Annette Kellerman had an unconventional life for a woman born in the late 1800s; with a career spanning swimming, vaudeville variety entertainment, film and writing, she was a trailblazer in and out of the pool. She freed herself from theRead more…
Music, women, history – Dr Jennifer Gall
Dr Jennifer Gall is Assistant Curator, Documents and Artefacts at the National Film and Sound Archive, completed her doctorate at the ANU School of Music, and was the recipient of an ACT Heritage grant in 2014. We caught up withRead more…
Lyrebird and a leap of faith
Mary Ann Green had lyrebird for breakfast, that first morning in the valley. Cooked in a billy by her new husband George. She had been in England her whole life. George Green promised he would write once he had madeRead more…