Learn about the fascinating career of Eleanor Witcombe with 2023 National Library Fellow and biographer Eleanor Hogan.

Explore the dance style of Gertrud Bodenwieser through photographs with 2023 National Library Fellow Wesley Lim.

Dive into the records of the Australian Women Pilots’ Association and some of the stories they tell about early Australian female pilots.

NLA Fellow Dr Alice Garner recently dove into the oral history collection to explore the remarkable life and legacy of Mavis Robertson AM.

The Library has recently acquired 3 photographs from a Rational Dress Movement picnic in 1895.

Dive into the works of great female writers held in the Library's rare books collection.

See how Yvette Grant used the Library’s collections to revive the memory of four women in the story of Australian ballet.

Explore early women writers in the Library's rare books collections up to the year 1700.

Historically, Australian women have made their mark in the sports record books worldwide.

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Today, at the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games, tennis tournaments and a host of other sporting events, men and women can compete at elite levels. But this has not always been the case for sports and recreational physical pursuits.

Season two, Bold Types, is hosted by political reporter and author Amy Remekis. Based on the book by Dr Patricia Clarke, Bold Types celebrates the pioneering women who took the world of journalism by storm, with each episode featuring contemporary female journalists reflecting on their experiences and those of their forebears.

The National Library has recently digitised two letters from the collections of Enid Lyons and Dorothy Tangney.