Subject	Australia–Emigration and immigration—History
	Immigrants
	Greek language, Modern
	Voyages and travels
	Education
	Women
Category	5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author	Nazou, Panayota
Keywords	Greeks in Australia
	Oral history
	Migrant women
	Proxy marriage
Creator	Elefterias-Kostakidis, Eleni
Current Holder	State Library of New South Wales
Date	2022-05-27
Access Rights	Digitised
Rights	Copyright holder : State Library of New South Wales Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Country Of Origin	Australia
Place	Sydney
Language	Greek (Modern)
Description From Source	Interviewer: Eleni Elefterias-Kostakidis Occupation: Academic Year of arrival: 1973 Method of transport: Aeroplane Panayota was born in 1951 into a large well-off family from the small town of Trikokia in the region of Grevena, Northern Greece. In 1973 she migrated to Sydney to pursue her studies. She was awarded her PhD from the University of Sydney, where, until her retirement, she was the only female full time lecturer employed in the Department of Modern Greek. In 2013 she published a major work on ‘proxy brides’: women who migrated to Australia to marry Greek men they had not met. The English translation of her book, Promised Brides, is the recipient of a National Trust Heritage Award. Interview summary Panayota recalls the political volatility of life in Greece before her departure for Australia as well as her involvement as a young girl in competitive athletics. After failing to be selected for the national team, she studied Home Science, Food Technology and Dietetics. She recalls her arrival in Australia and work as a Greek teacher prior to the commencement of her studies at Sydney University. She speaks about the difficulties faced by many women who travelled to Australia to marry men by proxy and her commitment to giving these women a voice.
Physical Format	Sound recording
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