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Freda Brown

Political activist Freda Brown is an important figure in the women's movement, both in Australia and internationally.
Series : Australian Biography Series 4 | Year : 1995 | Total Duration : 25.5 Minutes | Producer : Frank Heimans
Director : Frank Heimans |
WS Mikhail Gorbachev and communist and activist Freda Brown walking to each other and embracing in front of cheering delegates at Womens' Conference in Moscow, 16 June, 1987, standing in their seats applauding. Zoom in as Gorbachev and Brown shake hands then join in clapping.
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Access No. 146988 | 25 secs | 1980s | Moscow, USSR | © SBS Television | Colour |
CU communist and activist Freda Brown talking about what qualities have helped people to relate to her.
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Access No. 146999 | 6 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown talking to Yasser Arafat and MS photograph of Brown laughing with Fidel Castro.
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Access No. 147000 | 8 secs | 1980s | © Freda Brown | B&W |
CU communist and activist Freda Brown talking about what qualities have helped people to relate to her.
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Access No. 147001 | 2 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS archival B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown as a young girl of around 3 years standing at table playing with blocks.
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Access No. 147002 | 7 secs | 1920s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her childhood during the Great Depression and the hardships her family faced. Zoom in to CU of Brown as she talks of the impact it had on her.
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Access No. 147003 | 1 min 27 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS archival B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown's father in suit and bowler hat c. 1916.
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Access No. 147004 | 5 secs | 1910s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking her father and his efforts to self-educate.
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Access No. 147005 | 35 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS archival B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown's family house with signwriter's sign on front. B&W photograph of Brown's mother
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Access No. 147006 | 4 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS archival B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown's mother as a young woman seated on bench wearing wide-brimmed hat.
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Access No. 147007 | 5 secs | 1910s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking her mother and father.
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Access No. 147008 | 4 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom out from WS archival B&W photograph of crowds in street demonstrating for 40 hour week holding up banners and placards and two other shots of men marching and crowds on streets, 1932.
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Access No. 147009 | 21 secs | 1930s | Australia | © John Fairfax Ltd | B&W |
WS archival B&W school photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown at Newtown Public School consisting of all girls. Zoom in to MS of Brown in front row. CU Fred's face as young woman in high school.
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Access No. 147010 | 13 secs | 1920s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her discovery of the New Theatre.
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Access No. 147011 | 25 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still from the play "Till the Day I Die" showing two actors sitting on bed.
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Access No. 147012 | 5 secs | 1930s | Australia | © State Library of New South Wales | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the play "Till the Day I Die" by Clifford Odets.
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Access No. 147013 | 5 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown with actors from the New Theatre goosestepping giving Nazi salute across stage with sign behind them proclaiming "Hell Terminus" in anti-Nazi play, 1937.
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Access No. 147014 | 6 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the themes behind the play "Till the Day I Die" by Clifford Odets.
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Access No. 147015 | 10 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU on B&W newspaper article titled "Ban on Anti-Nazi Play: Minister Refuses to Meet Deputation."
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Access No. 147016 | 5 secs | 1930s | Australia | © State Library of New South Wales | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the Menzies' government opposition to anti-fascism.
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Access No. 147017 | 10 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS B&W photograph of actors in the theatrical production "Till the Day I Die" showing Nazi threatening men with swastika on curtain behind them.
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Access No. 147018 | 3 secs | 1930s | Australia | © State Library of New South Wales | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the Australian Police raiding the stage to close down the New Theatre play "Till the Day I Die".
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Access No. 147019 | 12 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of actors carrying banner reading "Plays with a Purpose - New Theatre League" with new address advertised. Tilt down photograph to reveal Uncle Sam character marching behind them followed by American flag. MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown with hammer in hand fixing drapery in the New Theatre. MS B&W photograph of Brown painting actor's face with chocolate. WS Brown as director with script in hand talking to seated actors at the New Theatre, late 1930s.
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Access No. 147020 | 16 secs | 1930s | Australia | © State Library of New South Wales | B&W |
B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown sitting at table on side from typewriter in the New Theatre storeroom and office, late 1930s.
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Access No. 147021 | 4 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
Tilt up B&W photograph to Low angle view of communist and activist Freda Brown with friend riding through streets on float with hammer & sickle decoration.
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Access No. 147022 | 6 secs | 1930s | Australia | © State Library of New South Wales | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about how her ideals changed from her father's ones of Labor views to those of Communism.
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Access No. 147023 | 15 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W portrait photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown as a young woman. MS B&W photograph of brown and fellow communists in shirts and ties, arms raised. Zoom out to WS of the group holding banner for the NTL and Workers Theatre.
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Access No. 147024 | 13 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the Communist struggle against Fascism.
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Access No. 147025 | 6 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt up B&W photograph of Prime Minister Robert Menzies walking down street with Minister.
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Access No. 147026 | 6 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Unclear | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the Menzies' government's support of Fascism and the start of her political activism in protest.
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Access No. 147027 | 1 min 24 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W footage from September 1939 of German war planes dropping soldiers with parachutes. Good shots of soldiers landing, WS of soldiers using flamethrowers, marching through ruins and tilt to Nazi flag flying.
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Access No. 147028 | 10 secs | 1930s | Europe | © Thoughtequity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the Communists' views in Australia at the outbreak of World War II.
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Access No. 147029 | 18 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown as a young woman posing on beach in two-piece swimsuit with two young men on either side of her, 1939. Zoom in to MS of Brown smiling.
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Access No. 147030 | 8 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the consequences of banning Communism in Australia at the outbreak of World War II.
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Access No. 147031 | 6 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt up B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown sitting on floor holding programmes in aftermath of raid on the New Theatre offices.
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Access No. 147032 | 6 secs | 1930s | Australia | © State Library of New South Wales | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the change of world view when Hitler attacked the Soviet Union during World War II.
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Access No. 147033 | 17 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown in profile at microphone during meeting in support of World War II.
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Access No. 147034 | 4 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her efforts to enlighten Australians of the importance of supporting World War II.
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Access No. 147035 | 11 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
High angle archival B&W footage over soldiers marching down crowd lined city streets.
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Access No. 147036 | 4 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Thoughtequity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her husband Bill joining the army.
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Access No. 147037 | 6 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown and her husband Bill in army uniform, 1942.
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Access No. 147038 | 5 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her husband Bill.
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Access No. 147039 | 2 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown and her husband Bill, both smiling on their wedding day, 1941.
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Access No. 147040 | 5 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about converting her husband Bill to Communism.
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Access No. 147041 | 14 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown and her husband Bill, both smiling and wearing winter coats.
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Access No. 147042 | 5 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her husband Bill's skills as a writer.
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Access No. 147043 | 15 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown's husband Bill in army uniform with arms around two Indonesian boys during army duty in Halmaheras, 1943.
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Access No. 147044 | 5 secs | 1940s | Halmaheras, Maluku Islands, Indonesia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her husband Bill's army service.
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Access No. 147045 | 20 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tracking archival B&W footage past jubilant crowds in street cheering and dancing wildly in Martin Place, Sydney on VJ Day, 1945. CU couple in crowd embracing and kissing. Crowds of women skipping along street carrying peace posters.
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Access No. 147046 | 7 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her memories of the end of World War II.
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Access No. 147047 | 6 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of Australian soldiers on street parade with shots of cheering crowds and people standing on ledges outside buildings.
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Access No. 147048 | 9 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the economic problems after World War II.
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Access No. 147049 | 4 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown standing with group of women on steps holding banner "New Housewives Association". WS B&W photograph of Brown at microphone protesting against rationing next to blackboard urging "Protest against meat price increase".
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Access No. 147050 | 9 secs | 1940s | Australia | © John Fairfax Ltd | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her involvement with the New Housewives Association, the demonstrations they staged and their genesis into the Union of Australian Women.
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Access No. 147051 | 11 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown standing in line of group of women from the New Housewives Association demonstrating, each holding up posters.
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Access No. 147052 | 6 secs | 1940s | Australia | © John Fairfax Ltd | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the political composition within the membership of the independent New Housewives Association.
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Access No. 147053 | 20 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS B&W photograph of Australian Communist Party march in streets with large banner. Pan to marchers behind banner carrying large hammer & sickle cutouts.
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Access No. 147054 | 8 secs | 1950s | Halmaheras, Maluku Islands, Indonesia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about living as a Communist in the 1950s.
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Access No. 147055 | 16 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown and other women out on streets wearing "Defend World Peace" aprons and handing out leaflets, 1962.
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Access No. 147056 | 5 secs | 1960s | Australia | © John Fairfax Ltd | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about anti-Communist feelings and persecution in Australia and the Menzies government's attempts to ban it. Zoom in to CU of Brown as she speaks.
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Access No. 147057 | 1 min 4 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom out from CU archival B&W photograph of copy of Tribune newspaper to WS of it being hoisted above crowd at Communist rally in Sydney, 1930s.
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Access No. 147058 | 7 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © John Fairfax Ltd | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the Communist activities she was involved in and the intense political struggles of the times.
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Access No. 147059 | 24 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown with Ella Schroder and Henrietta Searle from the Union of Australian Women with placards, 1963.
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Access No. 147060 | 5 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about becoming the national secretary of the Union of Australian Women and her involvement in the Women's International Democratic Federation.
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Access No. 147061 | 24 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown reaching across Gustav Husak to shake the hand of a schoolgirl at Prague Congress, 1981. B&W photograph of women and children at Prague Congress clapping and waving.
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Access No. 147062 | 7 secs | 1980s | Prague, Czechoslovakia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown holding hands high with two children at podium at Berlin Conference, 1970s.
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Access No. 147063 | 3 secs | 1970s | Berlin, Germany | © Freda Brown | B&W |
Zoom in to CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the Women's International Democratic Federation.
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Access No. 147064 | 15 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown sitting with others on panel at United Nations conference, 1977 with the UN insignia on the wall behind them.
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Access No. 147065 | 6 secs | 1970s | Berlin, Germany | © Freda Brown | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the Women's International Democratic Federation representation at various congresses and meetings.
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Access No. 147066 | 19 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS B&W photograph of huge gathering of women at Moscow congress, 1963.
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Access No. 147067 | 6 secs | 1960s | Moscow, USSR | © Freda Brown | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the Women's International Democratic Federation representation at various congresses and meetings.
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Access No. 147068 | 16 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS colour photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown in front of microphones with shawl across shoulders raising arm to acknowledge crowd on being appointed President of the Women's International Democratic Federation. High angle colour WS over huge crowds in hall at World Congress of Women. MS colour photograph of Brown at microphones.
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Access No. 147069 | 10 secs | 1970s | Berlin, Germany | © Freda Brown | Colour |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the length of her Presidency of the Women's International Democratic Federation.
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Access No. 147070 | 3 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown sitting in President's chair in her role as President of the Women's International Democratic Federation.
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Access No. 147071 | 5 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © John Fairfax Ltd | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about issues she campaigned for as President of the Women's International Democratic Federation.
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Access No. 147072 | 1 min 1 sec | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown with female African delegates at conference during her presidency of the Women's International Democratic Federation.
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Access No. 147073 | 3 secs | 1970s | Berlin, Germany | © Freda Brown | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the enriching time she had as President of the Women's International Democratic Federation.
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Access No. 147074 | 7 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown sharing a joke with other delegates, one wearing large wig, at conference during her presidency of the Women's International Democratic Federation.
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Access No. 147075 | 4 secs | 1970s | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about meeting Fidel Castro and how she feels about him.
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Access No. 147076 | 8 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown with Fidel Castro, both in profile.
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Access No. 147077 | 4 secs | 1960s | Cuba | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about meeting Fidel Castro and the effect he had on people.
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Access No. 147078 | 7 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS B&W photograph of huge communist rally in Havana, Cuba, 1966. Pan across several hundred thousand people in crowds.
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Access No. 147079 | 9 secs | 1960s | Havana, Cuba | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown with Indira Ghandi.
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Access No. 147080 | 5 secs | 1970s | India | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown meeting Valentina Tereshkova.
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Access No. 147081 | 4 secs | 1980s | © Freda Brown | B&W |
High angle WS footage Mikhail Gorbachev and communist and activist Freda Brown raising linked hands into air as fellow delegates applaud at the opening of the Womens' Conference in Moscow, 16 June, 1987.
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Access No. 147082 | 8 secs | 1980s | Moscow, USSR | © SBS Television | Colour |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the role of children in the peace movement during the World Congress in Moscow, 1987.
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Access No. 147083 | 14 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
High angle WS footage of children skipping down aisles of the Womens' Conference in Moscow singing as part of the Children for Peace movement. WS Mikhail Gorbachev wiping tears and holding up crystal ball next to communist and activist Freda Brown and other delegates. Slow zoom into children carrying banner and chanting. CU pan of female delegates clapping.
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Access No. 147084 | 34 secs | 1980s | Moscow, USSR | © SBS Television | Colour |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the children at the World Congress in Moscow, 1987.
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Access No. 147085 | 4 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
High angle WS footage Mikhail Gorbachev at the Womens' Conference in Moscow wiping tears from his eyes and holding up crystal ball with communist and activist Freda Brown and other delegates around him standing at their seats clapping.
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Access No. 147086 | 9 secs | 1980s | Moscow, USSR | © SBS Television | Colour |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown giving some of her thoughts on Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union and Communism.
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Access No. 147087 | 24 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown helping to lay large wreath of flowers in Moscow with Kremlin visible in background.
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Access No. 147088 | 8 secs | 1950s | Moscow, USSR | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown giving some of her thoughts on Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union and Communism under him.
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Access No. 147089 | 18 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Slow zoom in to CU of colour photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown on pamphlet.
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Access No. 147090 | 6 secs | 1970s | Moscow, USSR | © Unclear | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown's husband Bill and their daughter Lee as a teenager.
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Access No. 147091 | 4 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her husband Bill's role in her career.
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Access No. 147092 | 5 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS colour footage of communist and activist Freda Brown walking along Bondi Beach with her husband Bill.
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Access No. 147093 | 7 secs | 1980s | Bondi, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Vivid Pictures | Colour |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the importance of her relationship with her husband Bill.
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Access No. 147094 | 29 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown holding umbrella with husband Bill, daughter Lee and grandchildren.
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Access No. 147095 | 5 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
Zoom in to CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her husband Bill's death from Alzheimer's disease.
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Access No. 147096 | 41 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS colour footage of communist and activist Freda Brown's husband Bill slowly working at typewriter. CU to typewriter keys hitting page and misspelt typed words.
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Access No. 147097 | 14 secs | 1980s | Bondi, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Vivid Pictures | Colour |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her husband Bill's decline during his illness with Alzheimer's disease.
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Access No. 147098 | 13 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W portrait photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown's husband Bill.
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Access No. 147099 | 5 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the loss she felt after her husband Bill's death. Slow zoom in to CU of her as she speaks emotionally of the loss and of ageing.
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Access No. 147100 | 38 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her current health and her interest in yoga. High angle shot over Brown in yoga class and VS of her in class. MS interview with Brown talking about her views on religion.
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Access No. 147101 | 42 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown speaking at podium with arms outstretched.
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Access No. 147102 | 5 secs | 1980s | Prague, Czechoslovakia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
MS interview with communist and activist Freda Brown responding to question about her beliefs.
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Access No. 147103 | 11 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown with two fellow delegates at conference.
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Access No. 147104 | 4 secs | 1980s | © Freda Brown | B&W |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her political ideals.
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Access No. 147105 | 10 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS B&W photograph of communist and activist Freda Brown with arms wide addressing group on lawn.
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Access No. 147106 | 6 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Freda Brown | B&W |
Slow zoom in from MS to CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about the increase of political awareness and the frequency of people demonstrating their beliefs.
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Access No. 147107 | 29 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS colour news footage of protesters marching at Sydney Airport.
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Access No. 147108 | 13 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © ABC-TV | Colour |
CU interview with communist and activist Freda Brown talking about her optimism at peoples' willingness to take a stand. Freeze-frame on Brown and closing credits.
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Access No. 147109 | 1 min 2 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Footage of communist and activist Freda Brown in swimsuit walking along Bondi Beach and entering surf. GS of her swimming and bodysurfing.
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Access No. 147110 | 29 secs | 1990s | Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Channel 7 Network | Colour |
National Film and Sound Archive - Australia