Tag: women’s history month
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Women’s Storytelling Festival – History Through Women’s Voices
In honor of America’s 250th year, the 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival is featuring a special showcase on History Through Women’s Stories. On Saturday afternoon from 2pm to 3:45 pm, four tellers will help us celebrate the role of women’s voices in shaping every aspect of American life. Emceed by NPR’s 1A host Jenn White, this… Read more
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Women’s History Proclamation & Reception
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Proclamation, 7 pm Reception, 6 pm City Hall 10455 Armstrong St. Fairfax, VA The Commission for Women invites you to be part of this event celebrating Women’s History Month! Everyone is welcome! With a sneak-peak Women’s Storytelling Festival Performance from Better Said Than Done Executive Director Jessica Robinson! Read more
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Press for the Women’s Festival
Women’s Stories Make the News We, at Better Said Than Done, can usually count on a few articles each year about the Women’s Storytelling Festival. It is the only festival of its kind in the world, and it takes place just outside the Nation’s Capitol. But this year raised the bar. Not only are there… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival – Teller Spotlight 4
The Women’s Storytelling Festival is nearly here! We’re nearly at the Thursday night virtual kickoff, followed by three days of terrific telling in fabulous city of Fairfax, VA. All told there will be twenty-one amazing women sharing their wit, wisdom, skill and power during the fest. You can read all about them here! Follow this… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival – Teller Spotlight 3
The Women’s Storytelling Festival is getting closer! Preparations behind the scenes are at a fever pitch as the festival committee works diligently on all the last-minute details. We’ll be welcoming, both in person and virtually, twenty-one amazing female storytellers. We’ve collected all of their bios here for you to peruse. Details and tickets here! This… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival – Teller Spotlight 1
March is here and with it the beginning of Women’s History Month. And here in our sphere the start of the month means we’re just a couple weeks away from the fifth annual Women’s Storytelling Festival! The Festival will bring together twenty-one of the country’s most outstanding female storytellers. You can read all of their… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Sheila Arnold
Since 2003, Sheila Arnold has been a full-time storyteller, traveling through the United States and sharing a variety of stories – “whatever fits in her mouth” – as well as doing Historic Character Presentations and Christian Monologues. At her core, Ms. Sheila, as she is commonly called, is a Professional Imaginator with a passion, vision… Read more
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Still Roaring
In April of 2017, Better Said Than Done started a movement. We asked women to share their true stories of obstacles. We asked women to speak up. To tell their tales. To Roar! Despite the overwhelming success of the storytelling show Roar: True Tales of Women Warriors, the book of the same name, and yes,… Read more