Wait... They Did What!?

Oh hai, husband! what do you mean I have to quit my job? 

Women had to leave their jobs if they got married... and when they did work, they got paid less than men. 

This episode will answer questions like: 

• What was the Marriage Bar?
• What is the gender pay gap?
• Why are women paid less than men?
• When were women allowed to work in Australia?
• Why couldn’t women work in the olden days? 

Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen. 

Before we could carry computers they cost around a million dollars... and were as heavy as about six African elephants. 

This episode will answer questions like: 

• Who invented the first computer?
• How big were the first computers?
• What did computers look like in the 1960s?
• How much did the first computers cost?
• What were computers like before laptops? 

Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen. 

Playgrounds used to be made from splintery wood and hot, rusty metal... and the ground surfaces were asphalt or concrete – ouch! 

This episode will answer questions like: 

• What did playgrounds look like in the 1970s?
• Why did they take away wooden playgrounds?
• What types of injuries did playgrounds cause?
• Why are there woodchips in playgrounds?

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Harry Potter, Andy Griffiths and Batman were all banned... by Australia’s ruthless book police. This episode will answer questions like: 

• Why were books banned?
• What books were banned in Australia?
• Who bans books?
• When were books banned in Australia?
• Who banned books in Australia? 

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Imagine being banned from your local swimming pool because of the colour of your skin… that's what happened to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids in the 1960s.

This episode will answer questions like:

• What is racial segregation?
• How were First Nations peoples treated in the 1960s?
• What was the Freedom Ride?
• How did segregation impact the lives of Indigenous Australians?
• Was there racial segregation in Australia?

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Dahhhhling! In the 1960s girls went to deportment schools to learn how to be ‘ladylike’... and women were also taught how to be ‘good wives.’ 

This episode will answer questions like: 

• What is deportment school?
• What do you learn at deportment school?
• Do deportment schools still exist?
• Why did they make girls walk with books on their heads?  

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You were allowed to ride your bike without a helmet until the 1990s... and lots of cyclists kicked up a stink when the law changed. 

This episode will answer questions like: 

• When did helmets become law in Australia?
• Why did cyclists refuse to wear helmets?
• When did cricket players start wearing helmets?
• What’s a stack hat? 

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If you wanted to travel overseas in the olden days, it took the whole school holidays... because you had to go by boat. 

This episode will answer questions like: 

• When did planes replace ships?
• How long did it take to travel overseas by ship?
• When did cruise ships become popular? 

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Buddies, bangers and... hold on, police? Blue Light Discos were a vibe in the 80s and 90s. 

This episode will answer questions like: 

• What is a Blue Light Disco?
• What did kids do at Blue Light Discos?
• Were Blue Light Discos cool? 

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Burn, baby, burn... garbage inferno! Before wheelie bins, Aussies used to burn all their rubbish... in their own backyards.  

This episode will answer questions like: 

• How common were backyard incinerators?
• When were incinerators banned in Australia?
• Why were incinerators banned in Australia? 

Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.