Fearless Beatrice Faust

‘A terrific read but also such a fascinating account of the greatest shit stirrers in Australian history.’ * Annabel Crabb *

‘A superb biography of a brave, independent—and seriously important—sexual revolutionary.’

* Frank Bongiorno *’The Women’s Electoral Lobby enriched so many women’s lives, including mine. Its founder, Beatrice Faust, deserves our gratitude.’ * Carmen Lawrence *‘Marvellous…Really important reading.’ * Virginia Haussegger *‘Excellent…Clever, companionable and careful…Fearless Beatrice Faust is an apt title, but it could also have been called the fretful, riotously funny, exquisitely fashionable and utterly fascinating Beatrice Faust.’ * Inside Story *‘A frank, psychologically rich biography.’ * Conversation *‘Energetic and compelling…A portrait of a complicated woman at a time of huge change in Australia…Brett’s skills as a historian are evident.’ * Michael Williams, Qantas Magazine *‘A refreshingly analytical approach provides depth, complexity, and insight which makes this beautifully written book compelling to read…Brett provides a highly nuanced understanding of Faust and her times, where biography becomes a rich intellectual, political, and psychological history…Biography at its best.’ * Australian Book Review *‘Elegantly constructed and exhaustively researched…A biography that feels both precise and alive.’ * Saturday Paper *