• The women in the Trailblazing Women and the Law oral history project have worked to create a more inclusive society, not just in Australia but globally.
    • What does it mean to have an inclusive society?
    • What are the relationships between inclusivity and equality, diversity and intersectionality?
  • What is meant by the term ‘Trailblazing’? Can you think of other contexts where this word is used?
  • As source material, what is the value of an oral history recording? How could this differ from a written account?
    • What are the advantages and disadvantages of this form of historical record?

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