Founded in 2016, Herstory tells the stories of modern, historic and mythic women.
Our mission is to give the public authentic female role models and a game-changing education programme, inspiring countries around the world to start their own Herstory movements.
Since 2017 the annual Herstory Light Show lights up iconic landmarks in honour of women to mark Brigid’s Day.
In 2018, Herstory initiated and co-produced Blazing a Trail for the Department of Foreign Affairs – it is the first women’s exhibition to tour the Irish Embassy network worldwide.
In 2020 we co-produced Herstory on RTÉ - the first comprehensive women’s storytelling platform on RTÉ - featuring a major documentary TV series (2,138,400 viewers) animation series, podcasts, microsite and school workshops downloaded by 2,818 teachers, with 84,540+ students participating. This is a legacy educational resource empowering students and teachers for generations to come.
In 2021 we successfully spearheaded the campaign to make Brigid’s Day Ireland’s new public holiday.
Herstory is a not-for-profit social enterprise and any profit will be invested into our education programme.
