Judith Brett is a political historian and biographer and emeritus professor of politics at La Trobe University. Among her books are Robert Menzies’ Forgotten People: Australian Liberals and the Moral Middle Class, The Enigmatic Mr Deakin, which won the 2018 National Biography Award, and From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage, which was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award.
‘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 * ‘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 * ‘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 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 *