As a resource to help partner organizations plan programs related to the “She Changed the World” initiative, a core group of DNCR staff members are available to present on women’s leadership topics in many locations throughout the state. These speakers inspire and empower audiences, bringing their unique perspectives to a diverse range of topics.

To request a speaker please contact them directly at the information listed below. While there is no direct fee we ask the host to cover travel costs for the speakers. 

Speaker Topic Travels FromTravel Limits

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State Archives Oral History Project presentation includes a selection of audio clips from previous women’s oral histories and explains how to get your own community involved in the projectRaleighNegotiable

Vera Cecelski

vera.cecelski@ncdcr.gov

919-620-0120

Stories of Stagville Women slide presentation detailing resistance and freedom-seeking among Stagville Plantation’s enslaved womenDurham1-hr. drive time

Sarah Downing

sarah.downing@ncdcr.gov

828-250-3120

Reconstruction Aides worked in Veterans’ Hospitals following WWI. They developed the field of physical therapy and taught arts and crafts to patientsAsheville2-hr. drive time

Joy Greenwood

joy.greenwood@ncparks.gov

252-441-7132

 

Carolista Baum, founder of Jockey’s Ridge State Park Presentation describes Baum’s activism and legacyNags HeadNE NC, Triangle, + locations negotiable

Lawson Osteen

lawson.osteen@ncparks.gov 

919-383-1686

Fight for the Eno shares the story of activist Margaret Nygard and the Eno River Association joining forces to preserve the Eno River.Durham1-hr. drive, + locations negotiable

John Moseley

john.moseley@ncdcr.gov

910-251-7342

Women's Air Service Pilots (WASPs) and the role they played in the training of the men stationed at Fort Fisher, where they learned to shoot anti-aircraft artillery during WWIIWilmington negotiable

Heather South

heather.south@ncdcr.gov

828-250-3120

Women of Black Mountain College presentation features one of the 1933 founders and the farm manager during WWII, among other notable womenAsheville2-hr. drive time