Asheville's popular walking tour that spotlights the women's history of the city began in 2008 with only ten stories. Raven had moved to Asheville with a desire to soak up the history and herstory of this unique city. Her first inspiration came on a tour of the Thomas Wolfe House, given by Christian Dwight Edwards, who happened to give a very Julia Wolfe-rich tour!

 

From there, Raven found more history of the women who, not only shaped Asheville but the world beyond. The tour grew to include many more stories than she could share in a single tour and they are still coming. Herstory Asheville tour has served as an inspiration and model for other women's history tours around the country and, in 2010, Raven was named one of YWCA's Women of Influence for her contributions toward sharing the history of Asheville. 

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Raven still leads these (very eco-friendly) walking tours herself for groups of fifteen or more. Don't have a large group? Maybe you can join a group already scheduled. Contact her for more info.