ArtsNational Murray River | FASHION, FEATHERS AND FEMINISM
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The Butter Factory Theatre (Hot House)
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When social historian Tessa Boase asked to write the early history of the RSPB, she was refused access to its archives — a challenge she could not resist. This lively lecture reveals the dramatic story of women’s obsession with fashionable plumage and the courageous eco-feminists who fought to protect the birds. From Victorian tea parties to egret hunts in Florida swamps, from suffragette rallies to milliners’ workshops, audiences are taken back to a time when every woman wore a hat.
Shocking, surprising and deeply entertaining, this is Tessa’s most popular lecture. Tessa Boase is a journalist, author and lecturer specialising in the hidden histories of women and is the author of several acclaimed works of social history.
Shocking, surprising and deeply entertaining, this is Tessa’s most popular lecture. Tessa Boase is a journalist, author and lecturer specialising in the hidden histories of women and is the author of several acclaimed works of social history.