Australian Exhibition of Women's Work

Australian Exhibition of Women's Work
Souvenir catalogue of the Women’s Work Exhibition
Date23 October – 30 November 1907 (1907-10-23 – 1907-11-30)
VenueRoyal Exhibition Building
LocationMelbourne
Patron(s)Queen Alexandra
Organized byAlice, Lady Northcote

The first Australian Exhibition of Women's Work was held for five weeks in 1907 in Melbourne. It featured the decorative arts and those associated with women. Contributors included Susanne Vilhelmine Gether and The Society of Arts and Crafts of NSW, solo violinist Gertrude Healy, painter and potter Flora Annie Landells, designer Eirene Mort, Tasmanian wood carver Ellen Nora Payne, composer and conductor Georgette Peterson, kindergarten expert Emmeline Pye, and painter and interior designer Daisy Rossi. The exhibition opened on 23 October and closed on 30 November at the Royal Exhibition Building.[1]

  1. ^ "First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work, 1907 : Second Class Diploma awarded to Miss A.M.E.... - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 17 February 2024.