The Sum of Our Decisions? The extraordinary life of an ordinary woman
A talk by Dr Jo Vandepeer | Thursday 8 May 2025 | 6:00–7:15pm
History often dwells on the celebrated but the extraordinary in the ordinary lives of you and I can be overlooked. Dr Jo Vandepeer will tell a tale that pieces together the surprising life of a middle class English woman who sailed to South Australia not once but twice in the colonies first five years. Illustrated from the woman’s own scrapbook, this story has all the elements of a Victorian melodrama and gives us an insight into the precarious fortunes of the earliest European female immigrants to South Australia.
Presented as part of South Australia’s History Festival 2025.
About the Speaker
Dr Jo Vandepeer is a South Australian historian whose research focuses on the decorative arts, colonial artists and the Adelaide School of Design. She is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide.
DETAILS
When:
Thursday 8 May 2025 | 6:00–7:15pm
Cost:
Adult $25 | DRG Member $22.50 (Ticket includes one beverage on arrival; does not include entry to exhibition or Fermoy House)
Limited parking available on-site.
Wheelchair accessible.
Link Image: Daguerrotype c.1857, Private collection, Adelaide.