Publisher's Synopsis
The Eureka Stockade. The story of how gold miners rebelled against British authority, beginning a process that would ultimately lead to democracy is one of Australia's foundation legends. However, until now, it has been told as though only half the participants that were there. As Clare Wright reveals, there were thousands of women on the goldfields and many of them were active in pivotal roles. The stories of how they arrived there and why they came make for fascinating reading in their own right, but it is in the rebellion itself that these unbiddable women come into their own.
