Great War Stories Ettie Rout
Ettie Rout promoted sexual health practices during the First World War in the face of strong public and governmental opposition. Her work was influential in the decision of the New Zealand Army to issue free prophylactic kits to soldiers; they adopted the kit that Rout had developed. She never received proper credit for her work during her lifetime, but soldiers recognised the value of her work and she was responsible for saving many lives from the effects of sexually transmitted infections.
Short films telling personal stories about New Zealanders affected by Gallipoli and the First World War.
Primary Title
- Great War Stories
Episode Title
- Ettie Rout
Date Broadcast
- Monday 12 February 2018
Original Broadcast Date
- Tuesday 21 April 2015
Duration
- 04:16
Series
- 2
Episode
- 4
Channel
- Internet
Broadcaster
- New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Programme Description
- Short films telling personal stories about New Zealanders affected by Gallipoli and the First World War.
Episode Description
- Ettie Rout promoted sexual health practices during the First World War in the face of strong public and governmental opposition. Her work was influential in the decision of the New Zealand Army to issue free prophylactic kits to soldiers; they adopted the kit that Rout had developed. She never received proper credit for her work during her lifetime, but soldiers recognised the value of her work and she was responsible for saving many lives from the effects of sexually transmitted infections.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- Research and scripts: AC Productions. Images, historic video and further sources: Archives New Zealand and National Library of New Zealand. Originally broadcast as a segment of TV3 News (now Newshub), MediaWorks Television.
Subjects
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, New Zealand
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula
- Soldiers' writings, New Zealand
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Biography
- History
- War
Contributors
- Hilary Barry (Narrator)
- Anna Cottrell (Director)
- Anna Cottrell (Producer)
- AC Productions (Production Unit)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
Subjects
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, New Zealand
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula
- Soldiers' writings, New Zealand
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand