A different path: Nancy Osborne’s Unusual Career
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A different path: Nancy Osborne’s Unusual Career
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About this listen
In this episode, we listen to Arts graduate Nancy Osborne, talk about what it was like to be an independent career woman in the twentieth century. We hear about her uni days, career in London during the 1930s and work as a WREN during World War II.
Host - Dr Gabrielle Kemmis
Dulcie Barr voiced by Dr Vanessa Witton
Producer - Peter Adams
Producer - Professor Julia Horne
Interested to learn more?
More on Nancy’s career in the UK before WWII: SYDNEY GRADUATE. (1935, July 11). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 14 (Women's Supplement). Retrieved September 7, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17178137
Brief history of the WRENS: https://ornc.org/our-history/royal-naval-college/the-wrens/
Longer history of the WRENS: https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/timeline/factfiles/nonflash/a6650048.shtml
A promotional film for the WRENS held by the Australian War Memorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zzijXZlzT4 Visit the University of
Sydney Archives: https://usydarchives.recollectcms.com/
Listen to the full interview with Nancy: https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/92146