Clare Wright

About

‘I am a feminist therefore I commit feminist acts. I’m not going to undermine the political importance of what I do.’

La Trobe University historian Professor Clare Wright has worked as an author, academic, political speechwriter, historical consultant, and radio and TV broadcaster. Her latest book, You Daughters of Freedom: The Australians Who Won the Vote and Inspired the World, has been praised by Senator Penny Wong and Anne Summers. Her earlier book, The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka, won the 2014 Stella Prize and the 2014 NIB Award for Literature.

PLAYLIST

Film

Ride Like a Girl (2019) directed by Rachel Griffiths
The Nightingale (2018) directed by Jennifer Kent

TV

Transparent

Columns

Kristine Ziwica’s writing for Women’s Agenda

Past Events

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Must-Read Histories

Stuart Macintyre, Tim Soutphommasane, Marcia Langton, Clare Wright

Past event

29 Nov

Forgotten Rebels

Robyn Annear, Clare Wright

Past event

31 Oct

The Stella Prize: One Year On

Aviva Tuffield, Clare Wright, Carrie Tiffany

Past event

1 May

Epic Fail

Sam Bramham, Julia Morris, Rob Oakeshott, Erik Jensen, Nahji Chu, Sarah Blasko, Julian Burnside, Clare Wright

Past event

30 Jul

The Show of the Year 2015

Casey Bennetto, Santilla Chingaipe, The Listies, Marc Fennell, Penny Wong, First Dog on the Moon, Nicholas J. Johnson, Jane Caro, Clare Wright, Tina Del Twist, Sami Shah, Toby Halligan