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Interviews with Women
The State Library holds many interviews with Western Australian women speaking on a variety of subjects and about their experiences, lives and families. A small selection can be found below and others can be located through the State Library Catalogue.
- Interview with Irene Greenwood [sound recording] / [Interviewed by Nancy Lutton]
Irene Greenwood, nee Driver, talks about Bessie Rischbieth and the women's movement, especially Women's Service Guilds and the Australian Federation of Women voters. Recorded 1981.
- Interview with Jessie Bussola [sound recording] / [Interviewed by Ronda Jamieson]
Jessie Bussola talks about her work as a Hansard Reporter and Chief Hansard Reporter 1981-1984. Recorded 1987.
- Interview with Lyla Elliott [sound recording] / [Interviewed by Ronda Jamieson]
Lyla Elliott, a Legislative Council Member from 1971-1986, talks about the Australian Labor Party, Joe Chamberlain and the Western Australian Parliament. Recorded 1987.
- Interview with Pam Albany [sound recording] / [Interviewed by Criena Fitzgerald]
Pam Albany talks about her life experiences in the Anglican Church and the Movement for the Ordination of Women. Recorded 1990.
- Interview with Catherine King [sound recording]
Catherine King's final ABC Women's Session. Includes poetry read by Prof. Alec King and Margaret Webster. Recorded 1976.
- Interview with Eileen Dolan [sound recording] / [Interviewed by Ronda Jamieson]
Eileen Dolan talks about her family and her experiences as the wife of a Member of Parliament and the career of her husband John Dolan. Recorded 1989.
- Interview with Eileen Hall [sound recording] / [Interviewed by Janice Gothard]
Eileen Hall talks about the Great Depression, her work for the Public Service 1930-1977, Sir Charles Court and other ministers, and industrial development. Recorded 1989.
- Interview with Janet Pine [sound recording] / [Interviewed by Criena Fitzgerald]
Janet Pine talks about the Women's Electoral Lobby and Labour Movement, New Opportunities for Women, the Women's Advisory Council and life as a single mother. Recorded 1990.
- Interview with Norma Turton [sound recording] / [Interviewed by Ronda Jamieson]
Norma Turton talks about the Parliament of Western Australia where she worked as a secretary 1963-1986. Recorded 1987.
- Interview with Evelyn A. Coverley [sound recording] / [Interviewed by Ronda Jamieson]
Evelyn Coverley, who was the wife of A.A.M. Coverley (Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1924-1953), talks about the Hyland family and circus and her husband's career. Recorded 1987.
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