Pan-Pacific Women's Conference. 1952. [3YA Broadcast]

97/157/4: Part 2 of 2. 2/2/1952 "Education" - Mother Peter talks about the low status of women in Melanesia and their physical labour (recording starts part way through).

Indonesian member of Parliament, Miss Susi-lawati [?], speaks about education issues, the necessity of teachers and literacy campaigns.

Miss Hodgkins of McKinley High School, Hawaii talks about establishing a native summer school during her visit to the island of Yap. Talks about types of constructing lessons around their lives.

Mrs Saranok [?] of India reports of findings of literacy discussion groups. She talks about raising education standards for girls she also talks about undesirable literature and alludes to other problems of a moral nature. Barbara Basham introduces each interview and concludes that home life exercises a lasting influence on children.