Madge & Bibs and the Advancing Girls
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A documentary film produced and directed by Rob George. The Advanced School for Girls, was Australia’s first state high school and aimed to educate girls to the same standard as boys. Madeline Rees George “Madge” was headmistress for 22 of its 29 years and she dominated girl’s education in South Australia for almost half a century. She was an indomitable figure in the colony and always with her, but in the shadows, was her younger sister, Marian (“Bibs”). Most of the female graduates of Adelaide University in the 19th century were former students.Moving between re-enactments of letters and newspaper interviews, personal anecdotes and interviews with leading historians and the Governor of SA, Her Excellency, Frances Adamson, “Madge & Bibs and the Advancing Girls” paints an entertaining picture of a radical colony that uses education to transform the status of women in society, politics and their own hearts and minds.
"An engrossing and entertaining documentary" Greg Mackie
Date
Thursday 7 May 2026 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (UTC+10:30)Location
Marino Community Hall
44 Newland Avenue, Marino South Australia 5049
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