Come hear all about Adelaide’s daring girl – Muriel Matters (b.1877-d.1969) from Frances Bedford MP, Secretary of the Muriel Matters Society Inc. and Polly Dance, Curator of the City Libraries History Hub exhibition ‘The Story of Muriel Matters’. Muriel Matters was a renowned suffragist known for her ‘hat trick’ of firsts – the world’s first aerial protester, the first full-time paid organiser for the Women’s Freedom League Caravan Tours, and the first woman to ‘speak’ in the House of Commons, London.

Friday, 28 September, 11am. Free event. Bookings essential.

Location: Adelaide City Library, entry off Rundle Mall.