I learned so much from this book. Like who knew that it was Australia who led the way for the English suffragette movement? I didn’t. I just assumed they were happening alongside each other, with little (if any) collaboration between the two countries.

I’m proud of this history. I’m proud to be an Australian woman benefiting from the work and terror endured by these women who came before me.

What I really liked is that this book is accessible. If you don’t ordinarily read non-fiction or even history, you’ll still enjoy this. Clare weaves the history into an addictive narrative. It’s far from the dry, political history texts of my school days.