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Strenuous work: the campaign for Women's Suffrage in South Australia. Episode 3
TitleStrenuous work: the campaign for Women's Suffrage in South Australia. Episode 3Date (year)2021DescriptionIn the third and final episode of Strenuous Work, women’s suffrage in South Australia we pick-up the story after the passing of the Adult Suffrage Act and hear about the very first time South Australian women voted in a parliamentary election on 25 April 1896.
However, the strenuous work did not stop there. Catherine Helen Spence and many others continued the fight. Using the State Library’s diverse collections of newspapers, letters, diaries, oral histories and published works, we’ll take you from 1896 right up to recent events as thousands of people took to the streets around the country calling for justice for women.
History/biographyProduction Credits:
Produced by: Peter Kolomitsev, State Library of South Australia
Script and narration: Isabel Story, State Library of South Australia.
Voices: Mark Gilbert, Sherron Hunter, Anne-Marie Sinclair, Carolyn Spooner, and Kris Svendsen - State Library of South Australia
Recording and Sound design: Peter Kolomitsev, State Library of South Australia.
Oral History:
OH 3/4 Interview with Ellinor Gertrude Walker Interviewer: Mary Hutchison
OH 31/5 Interview with Ellinor Gertrude Walker Interviewer: Beth M. Robertson
OH 253/7 Interview with Barbara Wiese Interviewer: Allison Murchie
OH 368 Recordings of Joyce Steele Interviewer: Meg Denton
Music:
ZR 317 Theme and variations by Paderewski performed by Dorothy Oldham, 1955
ZR 315 Sonatine by Ravel performed by Dorothy Oldham, 1954
SRG 435/36 Anzac Day marches performed by the South Australian Police Band, c1950
SRG 860/1/2 At the Console performed by Knight Barnett, 1951
ZCD 4490 Martin's Wild [A Kunzel] performed by Green Circles from the album Mr Cocking's Descent, 2013
Additional music: Peter Kolomitsev
Sound Design elements sourced from the Bruce Emsley collection PRG 1728
Julia Gillard 'misogyny speech' sourced from ABC news https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihd7ofrwQX0
Recording length30 minutesStrenuous work: the campaign for Women's Suffrage in South Australia. Episode 1PersonCatherine Helen SpenceMary LeePlaceSouth Australia ThemeStrenuous work: the campaign for Women's Suffrage in South AustraliaSubjectWomen -- SuffrageWomen -- Suffrage -- AustraliaWomen -- Suffrage -- South AustraliaPermission to use this item for any purpose, including publishing, is not required from the State Library under these conditions of use.