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.