Fearless Beatrice Faust is an overdue biography of a significant reformist force in the women’s liberation movement of the 60s and 70s in Australia.

 

Written by political scholar Dr Judith Brett, this lively biography returns Bea to the prominence she once enjoyed as a controversial media figure and activist, primarily championing abortion rights. But it also explores the shadows in her life; including her struggles with her mental and physical health, and her lifelong fascination with all aspects of human sexuality, including her own, which she regarded as androgynous. When it came to Bea Faust, nothing was taboo; her contemporary Helen Garner declared she was not afraid of anything, and this book certainly confirms that fearlessness and curiosity were key aspects of her intellect.

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Release Date: 22/01/2026, 23:30:00