Step back in time and “meet” some gutsy women who will inspire students as they learn how they overcame obstacles to achieve great things, about their achievements, and about the times in which they lived. All are excellent role models who had lasting impacts on the United States. In these performances (adjusted for ages and grade levels), students will interact with the “real” woman from history, and have the opportunity to question them.

JoAnn tours original one-woman shows about:

Beloved wife of Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln
Founding Mother and First Lady Abigail Adams
“Muse of the American Revolution” and “Conscience of the Constitution” – Mercy Otis Warren
First female Cabinet Member Frances Perkins, longest serving Secretary of Labor under Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Unsinkable Molly Brown of Titanic fame
Ground-breaking reporter and adventurer Nellie Bly
Child Star and diplomat Shirley Temple Black
International celebrity, singer, and philanthropist Jenny Lind

Artist Background

Step back in time and “meet” some gutsy women who will inspire students as they learn how they overcame obstacles to achieve great things, about their achievements, and about the times in which they lived. All are excellent role models who had lasting impacts on the United States. In these performances (adjusted for ages and grade levels), students will interact with the “real” woman from history, and have the opportunity to question them. JoAnn tours original one-woman shows about: Beloved wife of Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln Founding Mother and First Lady Abigail Adams “Muse of the American Revolution” and “Conscience of the Constitution” – Mercy Otis Warren First female Cabinet Member Frances Perkins, longest serving Secretary of Labor under Franklin D. Roosevelt The Unsinkable Molly Brown of Titanic fame Ground-breaking reporter and adventurer Nellie Bly Child Star and diplomat Shirley Temple Black International celebrity, singer, and philanthropist Jenny Lind

Search Criteria

• Program Type: Performance
• Discipline: Storytelling, Theatre
• Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
• Accepts bookings in Johnston County