History Lab
12. Making a fortune
February 3, 2020
Episode Description
‘Making a Fortune’ looks at the popularity and persecution of two of the most formidable fortune tellers of Federation Australia.
In the first decade of the 20th century, Australians were focused on the future. It was the dawn of a new century, and a newly-formed nation. But during this time, police were cracking down on a booming industry dominated by women—it was a service that society deemed superstitious, archaic and fraudulent and one that is unlawful to this day in some parts of Australia. This is a story of entrepreneurship, independence and the force of the law.
Why were these female fortune tellers so aggressively pursued by the police and how did they use the law to fight back?
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