Jacqueline Rose draws parallels between revolutionary 19th-century socialist Rosa Luxemburg and Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. She explains how each of these remarkable women straddled the divide between their political and inner lives.

Chaired by Hilary Harper, this event was part of the Melbourne Writers Festival 2013.

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