Ellua Boyd Ellua Boyd i(23475465 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Adelaide Miethke — The Girl Who Used Radio to Teach Kids from the Bush Ellua Boyd , Madison Lu (presenter), Canberra : ABC Radio National , 2020 23475485 2020 single work podcast

'Asthma stopped Adelaide Miethke from playing outside with other kids.

'She felt alone and trapped. So when she grew up and became a teacher, she had an idea. Adelaide realised that outback kids were isolated just like she was.

'She invented the School of the Air to teach kids from the bush using a two-way radio! Then she fought boldly for female teachers to get the same pay as male teachers.' (Production summary) 
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