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Code of Silence: Aussie Women Who Helped Win the War
Supported by Cyber CX
Sun
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Sun 26 Oct 11:30 AM
Representatives Chambers | Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House
Wheelchair
General Admission
60 Mins
October
A remarkable true story, revealed for the first time after 80 years: the untold part Australian women played to help win World War II. As war drew closer, Australian women stepped up and took on unprecedented roles. Soon these women, many still teenagers, were working across the country in locations ranging from an apartment block to a garage to a camouflaged outback bunker. Their roles were crucial and sometimes hidden. Some women were covertly intercepting enemy messages and passing intelligence both locally and globally. So vital was this work that some were sworn to secrecy, both during the war – and after. Victory attained, the women demobilised and returned to civilian life. Yet their work remained in the shadows. Come to hear from author Diana Thorp how she discovered the stories of these incredible women – and see a female face of the Anzac legend emerge. In conversation with Sita Sargeant, author of She Shapes History: Guided Walks and Stories About Great Australian Women and founder of She Shapes History.
Diana Thorp is a journalist, lecturer, tutor and teacher. Diana has worked for The Australian, including its weekend magazine, and enjoyed some time writing for The Times in London. She also taught journalism at universities in Melbourne and currently teaches English and History at a girls’ school. Diana has an arts degree majoring in Australian history and gender studies, and her honours thesis concentrated on women in ancient Egyptian literature. In writing Code of Silence: How Australian Women Helped Win the War, Diana has used her journalist’s eye for a good story, her passion for history and its missing pieces, and her teacher’s empathy.
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.
Diana Thorp is a journalist, lecturer, tutor and teacher. Diana has worked for The Australian, including its weekend magazine, and enjoyed some time writing for The Times in London. She also taught journalism at universities in Melbourne and currently teaches English and History at a girls’ school. Diana has an arts degree majoring in Australian history and gender studies, and her honours thesis concentrated on women in ancient Egyptian literature. In writing Code of Silence: How Australian Women Helped Win the War, Diana has used her journalist’s eye for a good story, her passion for history and its missing pieces, and her teacher’s empathy.
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.
