This project started in 2018 after I watched Save Our Sons as part of teaching a secondary school history unit on the Vietnam War.

I looked around for further resources for my students about the actions of women during the Vietnam War protests, and could find very little.

Deciding I could start filling that gap, I interviewed Jean McLean in July 2018. Nearly 60 interviews later, and after countless hours in archives, this is the result. It’s not a complete history of the Melbourne women who were involved in protesting, but it’s a start.

My name is Alexandra Pierce.

My dad was many things, including a national serviceman who served in Vietnam, and later worked for the Dept of Veterans’ Affairs. My mum has also been many things, including the first female president of the Legacy Club of South Australia & Broken Hill.

I have taught everything from ancient Egypt to the Cold War at Victorian high schools. With Honours in Roman history and a Masters in medieval history, the Vietnam War is very recent history to me.

I am a passionate advocate for putting women back into the historical narrative.