It’s the 1950s in Melbourne: under the Moreton Bay fig in Carlton Gardens, a woman stands before a crowd—poised, powerful, and calm. The woman’s name is Margaret Tucker. A singer. A writer. An advocate for Aboriginal people. She spoke of justice, dignity, and truth—and people listened. Her story is one of unimaginable hardship, and one every Australian must acknowledge. Learn her name. Share her story.
Speakers:
Tania Rossi
Associate Professor Sadie Heckenberg
Associate Professor Jennifer Jones
Produced, edited and written by Dr Corey Martin.
Contact: coreymartin@swin.edu.au
IG: @coremartin
If Everyone Cared Enough
In 1856, on the Australian Goldfields of Castlemaine, hundreds of rugged miners in dirt-streaked trousers gathered to cast their votes. But among them stood an outlier—Fanny Finch. A business owner. A single mother. A woman of colour. Draped in blue silk with flowers in her hair, Fanny Finch was a strong and defiant character—she stood up for herself and other women. And that made her a target. Learn her name. Share her story.
Speakers:
Kacey Sinclair
Dr Catherine Gay
Lauren Starr @laurenstarrartist
Produced, edited and written by Dr Corey Martin.
Contact: coreymartin@swin.edu.au
IG: @coremartin
Imagine the 1960s: a woman sits in the gutter, a cigarette between her fingers, eyes burning with defiance. Rosaleen Norton—Witch, artist, and outsider. To the media and authorities, she was a 'Devil-Worshipper,' a dangerous woman who had to be stopped. She was silenced, ridiculed, and hunted—but not completely forgotten. Learn her name. Share her story.
Speakers:
Professor Marguerite Johnson
Sexuality in Greek and Roman Society and Literature
Sonia Bible
Tree Carr @tree_carr
A Spell a Day: 365 Easy Spells, Rituals and Magics for Every Day
Produced, edited and written by Dr Corey Martin.
Contact: coreymartin@swin.edu.au
IG: @coremartin
History has a habit of favouring some stories while neglecting others—and Australia’s history has its fair share of missing names and stories, especially those of women.
Maiden Australia digs them up.
Rebels, trailblazers, rule-breakers—women who defied the system and challenged the status quo, only to be silenced, forgotten, or overlooked.
These are the stories they didn’t tell you in school—and once you hear them, you won’t forget them.