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	Podcast:		World Football
	Episode:		‘This is my naked truth’: The Matildas’ nude calendar 24 years on
	Category:		Sports & Recreation
	Duration:		00:17:59
	Publish Date:		2023-07-19 09:33:00
	Description:		As the Australian Matildas get ready to kick off their home World Cup campaign, Katie Smith goes back to a time when life was very different for the women representing the national side when they weren’t full time professionals selling out stadiums, when money was tight and publicity almost non-existent. Let’s go back to 1999 - a year out from the Sydney Olympics, when Australian sports teams were desperate to get media coverage and capitalise on a game changing event for the nation. That’s where the Matildas’ nude calendar idea came from - pose naked, gain attention, challenge gender stereotypes, raise funds - but it didn’t end up being that simple. Katie met up with former Matilda Tracie McGovern, who featured in that now infamous calendar, to take a trip back in time.
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