Women’s war stories brought to life in exhibition at Kyneton Museum
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Published on 26 June 2018
Kyneton Museum explores the lives of women more than a hundred years ago in its latest exhibition, Women of Empire: Homecoming, opening on Friday 6 July at 5pm.
The sequel last year’s Women of Empire 1914–1918, which travelled through Australia and New Zealand and examined the role of women in WWI, follows-on from that time, revealing the challenges and opportunities facing women returning from war.
The collection of treasures includes costume pieces from Scottish racing car driver, suffragette and ambulance driver Muriel Thompson, and also the trailblazer Moina Belle Michael, who created the idea to use poppy flowers as a symbol of remembrance.
Discover the stories of women that returned from service overseas, who nursed the wounded and infirmed, who mourned the loss of their love, who took up ‘soldier settlement’, and much more.
Whether they were mothers, sisters, wives or sweethearts; the women of the era transcended the ordinary, to assume extraordinary roles in a time of global upheaval.
Women of Empire: Homecoming is on at Kyneton Museum, 67 Piper Street from Friday 6 July until Sunday 16 September.
The museum is open Friday to Sunday, from 11am to 4pm. Museum entry fees apply.