Pioneer of Australian Oral Labour History
Wendy Lowenstein, the acclaimed author of Weevils In The Flour recorded interviews with over 800 everyday people from all around Australia, who talked about their struggles to obtain better working and living conditions over a period of 40 years from 1965 Lowenstein wrote a number of the most celebrated oral histories in Australia, focusing on the lives and struggles of working class people. She is also one of Australia’s best known historians of folklore…..
Books by Wendy Lowenstein
Honouring Wendy Lowenstein
Wendy spent her life documenting the real stories of working people across Australia. Her interviews capture the humour, hardship, struggle and spirit that shaped our social history. This website preserves her work and now connects directly to the growing YouTube archive where the full collection is being released.
Explore The Collection Of Interviews:
Explore the vast collection of Australian Oral History Interviews collated by Wendy Lowenstein. This collection represents more than 50 years of recording, writing and activism. With over 800 interviews, the YouTube channel is steadily growing as more tapes are digitised. The goal is simple — to keep these stories alive and accessible to anyone who wants to understand Australia from the ground up.