| "Best walking tour ever...even for guys!" -Chuck Taylor, North Myrtle Beach, S.C. |
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| Prices Adults: $18 Children, 7-14: $10 We support the spread of local "herstory". Ask about free tours for area students and discounts for your group or club. |
| Call for Tour Times & Reservations: 828-423-3819 or Email Us |
| This one-of-a-kind experience will introduce you to the women of the city's past in a 90 minute walking tour of downtown. Hear the tales of the famous, the infamous, and the unsung heroines of Asheville! Our walking tours depart from “The Old Kentucky Home”, Julia Wolfe’s boarding house at Thomas Wolfe Memorial, 52 N. Market Street . click for map |
*Learn about the entrepreneur who immersed herself in real
estate to escape an abusive marriage in the early 1900s.
*Find out how the women of the YWCA ushered in
desegregation.
*Hear the tale of tenacity of a governess, employed in
Asheville, who became the country's first female physician.
*Learn about the 52 year career of a Black educator, who
spent her days traveling by foot down country roads to one
room schoolhouses and backwoods classrooms to raise the bar
on the education of African Americans.
*Find out about the first woman to practice law without male
partners, and how she went on to become the first female
legislator in the South.
*...and much more!
| On Your Asheville Tour: |
| These are the stories of us all. Come be fascinated. Come be inspired! |
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| "Stories about shrewd business women, political ground-breakers, medical icons, and brave mothers kept my high school students spellbound for 90 minutes - an amazing feat." Lisa Sessions, Asheville City Schools |