Collected Podcast Episode 19: Women and War Pt. 2
Opportunities were limited for women who wanted to serve in World War One. But many women found a way to use their social position, skills, ingenuity or pure pluck to contribute to the war effort. In Episode 19 of Collected, Louise Maher shares the stories of three remarkable women, including the teenager who disguised herself as a young man to stow away on a troopship.
Presented by: Louise Maher
Produced by: Louise Maher
Interviewed:
Dr Aaron Pegrum, Senior Historian
Emily Gibbs, Assistant Curator Military Heraldry and Technology
Dianne Rutherford, Curator Military Heraldry and Technology
Original music: Andy Heaney, Vice Like Grip
Till the Boys Come Home (Keep the Home Fires Burning).
Don’t Forget There’s Someone in Australia.
It’s a long way back to Sydney.
Portrait of Mary Chomley.
Sister Florence Narrelle Hobbe’s letters
Photo of Maud Butler