You Daughters Of Freedom: The Australians Who Won the Vote and Inspired the Worl

Description: You Daughters Of Freedom by Clare Wright For the ten years from 1902, when Australias suffrage campaigners won the vote for white women, the world looked to this trailblazing young democracy for inspiration.Clare Wrights epic new history tells the story of that victory - and of Australias role in the subsequent international struggle - through the eyes of five remarkable players- the redoubtable Vida Goldstein, the flamboyant Nellie Martel, indomitable Dora Montefiore, daring Muriel Matters, and artist Dora Meeson Coates, who painted the controversial Australian banner carried in the British suffragettes monster marches of 1908 and 1911.Clare Wrights Stella Prize-winning The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka retold one of Australias foundation stories from a fresh new perspective. With You Daughters of Freedom she brings to life a time when Australian democracy was the envy of the world - and the standard bearer for progress in a shining new century. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Dr Clare Wright is an award-winning historian and author who has worked as an academic, political speechwriter, historical consultant and radio and television broadcaster. Her most recent book, The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka, won the 2014 Stella Prize and the 2014 NIB Award for Literature and was shortlisted for many other awards. Review So eloquently and subtly challenges the weary emphasis on the Anzac legend as the defining moment of the first two decades of twentieth-century Australian history. Instead, we have an account of the engrossing struggle of Australian women to win the vote in their own country and the crucial role they played in the British suffrage campaign. * Queensland Review * Fresh, compelling and devoid of dry or, worse, obfuscating academese. * Whispering Gums * Womens suffrage remains one of young Australias finest moments and Wright does its participants proud. * Corrie Perkin * Another book to re-invigorate a near-forgotten chapter of history. * Spectator * An exciting history of a trailblazing campaign. * Good Weekend * A fascinating book that also raises interesting questions about our national culture. * Canberra Weekly * When I finish, I want to...hold the book aloft and tell every person I know to read it. * Australian Book Review * Sizzling. * Caroline Overington * A celebration of leadership, inspiration, education and sheer individual cheek. * Sydney Morning Herald * Fascinating. * 3RRR * I urge you to read it; share it with your family, friend and colleagues; make sure your local library has multiple copies; ditto the local book store and newsagent; put it on the list of you reading group. -- Diane Bell * Honest History * Her story of Australian suffragists winning the vote and then running for parliament in 1903 should be required reading in this time of angst over the women problem in the federal Liberal Party. * Weekend Australian Magazine * You Daughters of Freedom relates with sparkle and wit the largely untold story of the trailblazing women who not only dragged recalcitrant male leaders into the new century and won the right to vote but also were at the forefront of the struggle for womens enfranchisement internationally. * Inside Story * A rare achievement. Grand, bold and brilliantly written. * Mark McKenna * The essential story of our greatest reformers, and one of our proudest achievements as a nation. * George Megalogenis * One of the countrys most accomplished story-tellers relates Australian womens fight for the vote in all of its passion, intensity and drama. * Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU * This book will be brilliant. -- Annabel Crabb * Chat 10 Looks 3 * A thrilling tale, superbly told, of brave Australian women with a passion for politics. * Judith Brett * Clare Wrights You Daughters of Freedom is the uplifting story of a time Australia led the world in including women in our democratic project. It is a reminder of our proud legacy and a clarion call for who we can be. * Penny Wong * You Daughters of Freedom brings some forgotten women into the public discourse again, and we are all the richer for it. * Australian * Prizes Short-listed for Prime Ministers Literary Awards 2019 (Australia) Short-listed for University of Southern Queensland History Book Award, Queensland Literary Awards 2019 (Australia) Long-listed for CHASS Australia Book Prize 2019 (Australia) Review Quote Fascinating. Promotional "Headline" A groundbreaking work of storytelling and scholarship from Dr Clare Wright, winner of the Stella Prize for The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka. Description for Sales People Follows from The Forgotten Rebels in Clare Wrights Democracy Trilogy: a project to redefine Australia. Forgotten Rebels of Eureka won the Stella Prize and much international praise. Groundbreaking work of storytelling and scholarship that writes women back into Australian history. This will be a beautiful hardback edition with full colour plates. Details ISBN1925603938 Author Clare Wright Pages 432 Year 2018 ISBN-10 1925603938 ISBN-13 9781925603934 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2018-10-01 Imprint The Text Publishing Company Place of Publication Melbourne Country of Publication Australia Subtitle The Australians Who Won the Vote and Inspired the World DEWEY 324.6230994 Publisher Text Publishing Short Title You Daughters of Freedom Series Democracy Trilogy Language English Series Number 2 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2018-10-01 Narrator Sheila Hancock Illustrator Evan Stanley Birth 1927 Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. NZ Release Date 2018-09-30 AU Release Date 2018-09-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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