Hilary Mary Carey, FAHA (née Beange; born 1957) is an Australian historian whose research focused for many years on the religious history of British settler colonies.
[6] Carey graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts degree and double Honours in Early English Literature and Language and History in 1980.
[7] In 1984, her Doctor of Philosophy was awarded for research on divination and astrology at the late medieval court and university, the subject of her second book.
[8] On returning to Australia, Carey worked as a professional historian completing histories of the Catholic Women's League and the Mater Misericodiae Hospital, North Sydney.
Along with Erin White, Carey was one of the founding editors of Women-Church: An Australian Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion.