Modern Australian

Women have been neglected by the Anzac tradition, and it's time that changed

  • Written by Robyn Mayes, Senior Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
Women have been neglected by the Anzac tradition, and it's time that changedAustralian nurses and patients at the Auxiliary Hospital Unit in Antwerp during the first world war. Australian War Memorial

The Anzac legend remains firmly centred on the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign of 1915, and the sacrifice of “sons and fathers” in frontline combat. The place of women in this foundational story is also made clear...