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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