Fiesty Girls and Fierce Women

If you are always waiting for the female character to have a chance to speak when you watch films or tv, or you believe that everything interesting or worthwhile happened overseas, here’s your chance to become join in the stories of real Australian women who did really heroic things – not shooting, or smashing, but building a better world through brainpower, courage, and compassion. 

So many strong women -  people like policewoman Lilian Armfield, convict Susannah Kable, surfer Isobel Letham, warrior Tarenorerer, and many others.  Make a puppet of your new hero so that you can become a Storyteller yourself, performing fierce stories.

About the speaker...

Jo Henwood has been a Tour Guide since 1998, working primarily as a site Guide and Education Officer in many heritage sites around Sydney, building a rich understanding of Sydney’s history and culture. Jo leads her own Candlelit Tours in Windsor and delivers women’s history tours of Sydney for SheSaw. 

She is an Accredited Storyteller with Australian Storytellers, an accredited Professional Guide with the Institute of Australian Tour Guides, a member of Interpretation Australia and the Australian Folklore Network and co founder of the Australian Fairy Tale Society.   More than anything else, Jo loves to tell stories.

*This talk is part of SheSaw's 'Now you see her. Now You hear her.' event, dedicated to increasing women's visibility, in support of UN Women. Tickets are free but voluntary donations to UN Women are gratefully received.