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Matron Muriel Doherty, RAAFNS, Alfreda Markovitch, 1948, oil on canvas

Nurse at Bergen-Belsen

After the war, an Australian nurse served with the United Nations at the infamous camp.

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Some of the first 22 WRANS on parade at HMAS Harman, August 1941.

The First WRANS

Women trained as wireless telegraphists to free men for war, leading to the WRANS formation.

By Jennifer Selby

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Sybil Craig, Weighing cordite, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong, 1945

Sybil Craig: for the war effort

Sybil's artworks capture the vital role of war industry workers on the home front.

By Michael Grant

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Bletchley Park where women carried out vital work as codebreakers and cryptanalysts

Women and Deception

The role of women in espionage is a missing dimension in the history of D-Day.

By Dr Helen Fry

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Portrait of Agnes Betty Jeffrey

Forbidden diaries

Sister Betty Jeffrey's story of survival, courage, and comradeship as a prisoner of war.

By Robyn van Dyk

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Movie still from They serve that men may fly [AWM F10244]

The Home (movie) Front

During the Second World War, Australian servicemen and servicewomen captured their lives on film

By Sarah Kershaw

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Portrait of Krystyna Skarbek. Courtesy of National Portrait Gallery

Behind Enemy Lines

In the Second World War, a number of women served as agents amid the dangers of occupied Europe.

By Clare Mulley

Second World War 1939 - 1945