About this episode

The episode explores the life and legacy of Fanny Finch, a Victorian goldfields trailblazer whose story was overlooked for generations.

What if the most remarkable of all your ancestors was the one left out of the family tree? Historian Kacey Sinclair and two of Fanny Finch’s direct descendants reconstruct the life and legacy of a Victorian goldfields trailblazer, a woman of colour whose story was hidden for generations.

People in this episode

Guest: Kacey Sinclair

Topics covered

• history
• ancestry
• women in history
• Victorian era
• goldfields
• cultural legacy

Keywords

• Fanny Finch
• Kacey Sinclair
• Victorian goldfields
• women of color
• family history
• historian
• cultural heritage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Australia

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