How radio helped liberate women
Dame Enid Lyons believed radio had created a bigger revolution in the life of a woman than anything that has happened any time as it enabled women to engage with world affairs while at home.
Radio, first introduced to Australia in 1923, was one of the most powerful tools for Australian feminism in the mid-20th century. It provided a platform for women to contribute to public discourse and normalised the presence of women’s voices in the public sphere, both literally and figuratively.
Enid Lyons and Dorothy Tangney both won seats in the 1943 election and so became the first women to be elected to the Commonwealth Parliament. Archives
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