The National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame, founded in 1993, honours women who have made invaluable contributions to the exploration of the Australian continent. In this case, a pioneer woman is considered to be any woman who has become a pioneer in any field, not only in the traditional sense of the word - a colonist, explorer or settler on new lands, but also who simply thought up or invented something new. Here tells the life story of more than 100 women who have done something extraordinary.
Among the permanent exhibitions of this small museum are "Ordinary Women / Extraordinary Fates", "Women of the Heart (Central Australia)", "Women's Occupations in the recent past", "Pilots" and others. Thematic exhibitions such as Central Australian Cuisine, Love and Punishment: about those who cook food for prisoners, or Honeymoon in the Desert: Bertha Strehlow's Expedition to the Mountain Range. Strehlow to the Peterman Mountain Range in 1936.
The Hall of Fame exhibits are housed in the Old Alice Springs Jail building, in which the which also offers a history of the building itself. In this way, tourists have a unique opportunity to visit two important historical sites at one time. By the way, the National Pioneer Women Hall of Fame is one of three Australian museums dedicated to women. Its unique collections of books, photographs, audio and photographs, audio and video recordings and other objects are constantly being added to, revealing new - women's - pages in Australia's history.
