Fri 24 Sep 2010 – Sun 21 Nov 2010

9:00am – 5:00pm

Museum of the Goldfields

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An exhibition from The Historic Houses Trust of NSW.

Wicked women, seductive sinners, vicious vixens - the female criminal is portrayed in many guises in popular culture, myth, literature and history but what do these stereotypes tell us about women and crime?

Australian authorities have grappled with how to control wayward women from the moment raucous female convicts stepped ashore. The brutal reality of notorious female criminals such as 'the man woman murderer' Eugenia Falleni, sly grogger Kate Leigh and prisoner Yvonne Fletcher is set in stark contrast to the glamour of the noir seductress and pulp novel siren. This exhibition examines these extremes, traversing criminological theory, popular culture and case studies.

When Femme Fatale toured the Western Australian Museum in Geraldton in late 2010, IndieAir developed this trailer, to give a taste of the exhibition.

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Femme Fatale

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Getting Here

Address

17 Hannan Street,
Kalgoorlie,
Western Australia,
6430,
Australia

Phone
(08) 9021 8533

 

By Bus
The Museum is located accessible with all three of the city's bus routes, visit the PTA website for timetables.

By Car
Parking is available onsite.