diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0ea13bd..db001a5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "ScrollableContainers"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 authors = [
     { name = "Vishal Pankaj Chandratreya" },
 ]
diff --git a/src/ScrollableContainers/_qt5.py b/src/ScrollableContainers/_qt5.py
index 2cfe5ea..e4fd846 100644
--- a/src/ScrollableContainers/_qt5.py
+++ b/src/ScrollableContainers/_qt5.py
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         container = QWidget()
         self.setWidget(container)
         vbox = QVBoxLayout(container)
-        self.area = QWidget()
-        vbox.addWidget(self.area, alignment=Qt.AlignHCenter)
+        self._area = QWidget()
+        vbox.addWidget(self._area, alignment=Qt.AlignHCenter)
         vbox.addStretch()
         self.setWidgetResizable(True)
+
+    @property
+    def area(self):
+        return self._area
diff --git a/src/ScrollableContainers/_qt6.py b/src/ScrollableContainers/_qt6.py
index fc599ce..b01d508 100644
--- a/src/ScrollableContainers/_qt6.py
+++ b/src/ScrollableContainers/_qt6.py
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         container = QWidget()
         self.setWidget(container)
         vbox = QVBoxLayout(container)
-        self.area = QWidget()
-        vbox.addWidget(self.area, alignment=Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignHCenter)
+        self._area = QWidget()
+        vbox.addWidget(self._area, alignment=Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignHCenter)
         vbox.addStretch()
         self.setWidgetResizable(True)
+
+    @property
+    def area(self):
+        return self._area
diff --git a/src/ScrollableContainers/_tk.py b/src/ScrollableContainers/_tk.py
index a73268a..6a96b67 100644
--- a/src/ScrollableContainers/_tk.py
+++ b/src/ScrollableContainers/_tk.py
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.grid_rowconfigure(0, weight=1)
         self.grid_columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
 
-        self.frame = ttk.Frame(self._canvas)
-        self._window = self._canvas.create_window((0, 0), window=self.frame, anchor=tk.NW)
-        self.frame.bind("<Configure>", self._on_frame_configure)
-        self._on_frame_expose_id = self.frame.bind("<Expose>", self._on_frame_expose)
+        self._frame = ttk.Frame(self._canvas)
+        self._window = self._canvas.create_window((0, 0), window=self._frame, anchor=tk.NW)
+        self._frame.bind("<Configure>", self._on_frame_configure)
+        self._on_frame_expose_id = self._frame.bind("<Expose>", self._on_frame_expose)
 
         # Initially, the vertical scrollbar is a hair below its topmost
         # position. Move it to said position. No harm in doing the equivalent
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self._canvas.xview_moveto(0.0)
         self._canvas.yview_moveto(0.0)
 
+    @property
+    def frame(self):
+        return self._frame
+
     def _show_scrollbars(self):
         """
         Move the horizontal and vertical scrollbars above the scrollable
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ def _xview(self, *args, width: int | None = None):
             # function with a negative argument. I don't know if this hack is
             # supported (because the Tcl/Tk manual pages say that it must be a
             # fraction between 0 and 1), but it works!
-            self._canvas.xview_moveto((1 - width / self.frame.winfo_width()) / 2)
+            self._canvas.xview_moveto((1 - width / self._frame.winfo_width()) / 2)
 
     def _yview(self, *args):
         """
@@ -169,7 +173,7 @@ def _on_frame_expose(self, _event: tk.Event | None = None):
         :param _event: Expose event.
         """
         self._on_frame_configure()
-        self.frame.unbind("<Expose>", self._on_frame_expose_id)
+        self._frame.unbind("<Expose>", self._on_frame_expose_id)
 
     def _on_canvas_enter(self, _event: tk.Event | None = None):
         """
diff --git a/src/ScrollableContainers/_wx.py b/src/ScrollableContainers/_wx.py
index b3e1b2c..ca179a7 100644
--- a/src/ScrollableContainers/_wx.py
+++ b/src/ScrollableContainers/_wx.py
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # According to the documentation, a sizer is required to calculate the
         # minimum virtual size of the panel.
         vbox = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
-        self.panel = wx.Panel(self)
-        vbox.Add(self.panel, flag=wx.ALIGN_CENTRE)
+        self._panel = wx.Panel(self)
+        vbox.Add(self._panel, flag=wx.ALIGN_CENTRE)
         self.SetSizer(vbox)
+
+    @property
+    def panel(self):
+        return self._panel