The forgotten rebels of Eureka /
Wright, Clare,
The forgotten rebels of Eureka / Clare Wright. - Melbourne, Victoria : Text Publishing, 2013. - xvii, 539 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits, photographs ; 24 cm.
The story of the Eureka rebellion may be one of modern Australias foundation myths, but until now it has been told as though only half the participants were there. As Clare Wright reveals, there were any number of women at large on the goldfields, many of them active in pivotal roles.
Winner 2014 Stella Prize
9781922147370 (hardback)
Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, Vic., 1854.
Gold miners--History.--Victoria--Ballarat
Riots--History.--Victoria--Ballarat
Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.)
Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.)
Ballarat (Vic.)--History--1851-1901.
Australian History Women's studies
994.57031
The forgotten rebels of Eureka / Clare Wright. - Melbourne, Victoria : Text Publishing, 2013. - xvii, 539 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits, photographs ; 24 cm.
The story of the Eureka rebellion may be one of modern Australias foundation myths, but until now it has been told as though only half the participants were there. As Clare Wright reveals, there were any number of women at large on the goldfields, many of them active in pivotal roles.
Winner 2014 Stella Prize
9781922147370 (hardback)
Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, Vic., 1854.
Gold miners--History.--Victoria--Ballarat
Riots--History.--Victoria--Ballarat
Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.)
Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.)
Ballarat (Vic.)--History--1851-1901.
Australian History Women's studies
994.57031
