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Looking backwards – showing the path ahead …

Coming Out is often a traumatic process – but fancy doing it at a Disneyland ‘Gay Day’, safely among your friends; or locally using our ‘midsumma Carnival Day’ or ‘Pride March’ to be lost in the crowd. Gay icons sometimes are shared with the general population – especially when they are the calibr…

Yeah, G'Day! Episode 49: Fanny Durack

Yeah, G’Day! Fanny Durack was the world's greatest female swimmer from 1910 to 1918, and she was Australian! She held countless world records, and she was an expert in all swimming distances. But, where did she begin her swimming career? How many records did she hold? And, were there any obstacles …

Australia's first female Olympic gold medallist Fanny Durack still inspires

Australia's first female Olympic gold medallist and the first woman to win Olympic gold in swimming.

Olympians: Fanny Durack

All month, we're talking about Olympians. Tune in to hear incredible stories of women who either were in the Olympics or likely should have been! Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world ar…

Feminist Fave Athletes: Billie Jean & Fanny

Ahead of the Olympics Keegan and Madigan discuss women athletes. Iconic tennis player, Bille Jean King and the first woman to win an Olympic gold in swimming, Fanny Durack. Watch the SHEILAS episode on Fanny Durack here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmRypCI5ErY Do you have a story that you …

Australia

Crikey, we're going to Australia! Amy covers the harrowing tale of Martu Aboriginal woman, Molly Kelly. Shelby discusses Olympic swimming medal winners, Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie. Intro Song: What I Do by Kristy Krüger © ℗Just Like Freddy Music ASCAP Instagram: herstorythepodcast

'It's not ladylike!' Fanny Durack - our first female Olympic gold medallist in swimming

Did you know that in 1911 Australian men couldn’t control themselves around women, so women had to cover up? That’s what a lot of people claimed. Fanny Durack, Australia’s first female Olympic gold medal winner in swimming, had to fight that belief in order to be allowed to swim in the 1912 Olympic…

Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie — the girls who swam for gold

Not so long ago girls weren't allowed to swim in the same pool as boys let alone compete in the Olympics. Girls weren't even taught how to swim freestyle! Best friends Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie weren't standing for it. They were great swimmers and wanted the chance to swim for Australia.  Sports …

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS - Martin Mason

from Sheaun, Scariff came in to studio to tell the story of his grandaunt Mary Mason who emigrated to Australia in the nineteenth century and her daughter Fanny Durack who was a top class swimmer and won an Olympic medal for Australia at the 1912 games in Stockholm. Originally broadcast as part of …

The Memory Tapes Episode 9 - From Sand to Stadiums: Australians at Play

Episode Nine – From Sand to Stadiums: Australians at Play Few things capture Australia's imagination in the way that sport does. And yet, even in a country that celebrates sporting victories, the playing field has not always been level. In this episode, Dr Shirleene Robinson focuses on sport. Fro…