Float Your Boat

Today we dig deep into the amazing life of Freda Brown. Dr Lisa Milner (author of Swimming against the tide) and Kilty O'Brian (Grand daughter)speak to us candidly about this amazing woman, Freda Brown has been all but forgotten by the Australian History books, Lisa and Kilty will tell us why. Freda Brown was a political activist in the women’s, peace, and anti-apartheid movements, both in Australia and overseas. A passionate believer in equality, she occupied her busy life with action and organisation. While some of her greatest achievements can be seen in her work in helping to establish and lead pioneering women’s organisations, she travelled widely also in the service of political, peace and anti-racism causes. She was a widely respected activist and led an absorbing and very busy life with her political work both in Australia and overseas. She also worked as a journalist, political party organiser and theatre director. This biography is a long-overdue acknowledgement of the pioneering role Freda played a