Melbourne event: Mothers of the Revolution

25 November 2011 5:30pm

The History Council of Victoria presents Annual Lecture:

Mothers of the Revolution: Sex, Suffrage and the Birth of a Nation

By Dr Clare Wright 
(Historian, Author & Public Commentator)


At the turn of the twentieth century, one country audaciously broke global ranks by setting the gold standard for women’s citizenship rights. For the first time in modern history, women could both vote and stand for election in a federal parliament, a high water mark in the international struggle for democratic equality. That country was not at the heart of Empire. It was not the Land of the Free. That country was the world’s newest nation – Australia – admired and closely observed for its progressive pluck.

Drawing on research from her upcoming ABC TV documentary, Utopia Girls, Dr Clare Wright will discuss the women and men who put Australia on the political map. At a time when the global community is calling for leadership on climate change and humanitarian policy, Clare will reflect on how history is made – and all too easily forgotten.

Dr Clare Wright is an award-winning historian, author and public commentator who has worked in politics, academia and the media.


Friday 25 November 2011
5:30pm
Village Roadshow Theatrette, State Library of Victoria Entry 3 via La Trobe Street
All welcome to attend
Entry $10/$5 concession


Enquiries:
Email: HCV@historyvictoria.org.au
Tel: 0418 353 266
www.historycouncilvic.org.au