Mina Wylie & Fanny Durack
We look back and say thank you to two women who lead the way for women being able to swim in the Olympic Games.
Director/Playwright - Grace Barnes
In a career encompassing playwrighting, teaching, academia and directing, Grace Barnes has championed the female voice in storytelling. And ... working as an associate or resident director on original productions of SUNSET BOULEVARD, MARTIN GUERRE & THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, she has had a seat at th…
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…
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.
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'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 …
Sarah 'Fanny' Durack- A Pioneer for Aussie Women's Sport
In this episode, the final one for 2023, Paul will pay tribute to a woman who began a proud tradition of female sport in Australia, especially in swimming and at the Olympics. Sarah 'Fanny' Durack has the proud honor of being the first female to win an Olympic gold medal and being the first female …
Our First Golden Girls
Australia loves its athletes, especially our women's Olympic swimming team. As is now tradition, they're quickly labelled “ours”. Our Shane. Our Libby. Our Arriane. But where did it all begin? Meet Mina Wylie and Sarah “Fanny” Durack, the Australian women who dived into the history books more than …
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…
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