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    Ladies in the House Podcast

    MoAD Learning is excited to collaborate with the super talented Kelly Chase of the History Detective Podcast   

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    Ladies in the House 

    These bite sized podcast episodes celebrate the lives of three incredible women who worked in Old Parliament House. Each episode focuses on a different role undertaken by women working in the building between 1927-1988. Within each episode there is information about their trailblazing endeavours and a call-to-action activity for students to complete.   

    Podcast 1: Hazel Craig  released Friday 16 July 2021. PDF lesson plan (279 KB) - Hazel Craig


    Podcast 2 Gay Davidson released Friday 23 July 2021. PDF lesson plan (253 KB) - Gay Davidson


    Podcast 3 Janine Haines released Friday 30 July 2021. PDF lesson plan (253 KB) - Janine Haines


    Podcast 4 Adela Pankhurst released Friday 25th February 2022. PDF lesson plan (130 KB) - Adela Pankhurst


    Podcast 5 Oodgeroo Noonuccal released Friday 4 March 2022. PDF lesson plan (79 KB) - Oodgeroo Noonuccal


    Podcast 6 Susan Ryan released Friday 11 March 2022. PDF lesson plan (137 KB) - Susan Ryan


    Podcast 7 Dorothy Tangney released Friday 30 September 2022. PDF lesson plan (209 KB) - Dorothy Tangney


    Podcast 8 Enid Lyons released Friday 7 October 2022. PDF lesson plan (167 KB) - Enid Lyons


     

    Podcast 9 Joan Child released Friday 14 October 2022. PDF lesson plan (232 KB) - Joan Child

     


    Podcast 10 Margaret Guilfoyle released Friday 21 ctober 2022. PDF lesson plan (226 KB) - Margaret Guilfoyle


    Trailblazing Women in our Democracy Matrix

    Looking for engaging activities to explore the significant contributions of women to our democracy? This resource has built in links to Ladies in the House and History Detective podcast episodes and other great MoAD Learning resources.

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    • Trailblazing Women in our Democracy Matrix (390 KB)

    To explore more episodes from the History Detective, click here

    Here are some of our favourite episodes:

    ·         Case 5: Bicycle Face, Women’s Rights and fake news 1890s style, the impact of bicycles on dress reform. Click here

    ·         Case 7: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, why she was chosen as the face of the movement. Click here

    ·         Case 8: The Black Plague in Australia in the 1900s, looking at continuity and change between COVID19 and previous pandemics. Click here

    ·         Case 15: Irene Longman the First Women in Queensland Parliament. Click here


    *Australian Curriculum v9 – Curriculum Learning Areas

    HASSHistoryCivics and CitizenshipEnglishGeneral Capabilities

    Years

    5-67-8

    Themes

    Democracy in AustraliaWomen in ParliamentOld Parliament HouseLeadership

    Useful resources

    Breaking Through – 75 Years of Women in Parliament

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