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Through the lives of three women, RED MATILDAS explores the social and political conditions in Australia during the Great Depression - conditions of massive unemployment, widespread malnutrition and growing militarism at home and abroad - that provoked many people to political activity. For these women, the Communist Party was one of the few avenues then available for political activity. Like all Party members, women were involved in political organising work. The story of their stand against in

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Production Completion
1985
Genre
History and national identity

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Ronin Films

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