2026: Teatotallers Tearooms, Cowandilla

Deeds Not Words, the title of this exhibition, was the battlecry of the 19th century suffrage movement in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the USA. The works on show salute the fabulous South Australian women whose long and tireless campaigning resulted in our state becoming the first in Australia where women could vote and stand for parliament.

All works are mixed media on paper. They are on display during History Festival Month, May 2026.

Suffrage Act, 1894
Muriel Matters, Deeds Not Words
Votes For Women, 1894
Mary Lee, Courage Calls For Courage
Elizabeth Webb Nicholls’ Gavel