Canberra Hidden Women's History Walking Tour

Walk into Canberra's hidden women's history and discover the incredible women behind Australia's capital city



2 hours

Experience size 1 to 4 (public dates), 12 to 24

  $20 - $60 ($20 for Child; $60 for Adult) (Afterpay & PayPal Pay in 4 available)

Do you know the hidden history of Australia’s capital city?
Join Australia’s most viral tour for an entertaining and inspiring walk of Canberra and discover the true movers and shakers behind our city.
Learn about Australia’s hidden women's history as we walk among some of our nation’s most iconic cultural institutions and monuments, including Old Parliament House, the High Court, and the National Library. Our tours have been featured on the ABC, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald Traveller Awards 2025.
Our guides are locals with a great sense of humour, a genuine passion for Canberra and women's history, and plenty of fun facts to share.
We promise you'll leave feeling inspired by Canberra's remarkable and unexpected women's history, and you might even make a few new friends along the way!
  • This walking tour is wheelchair accessible
  • The tour runs for two hours
  • Suitable for first-time and regular visitors to Canberra
  • Learn about the people that history books overlook
  • Stroller / pram accessible
  • Well-behaved dogs allowed and must be kept on a leash the whole time
  • Public transportation nearby
What you'll get
  • Passionate & Professional Local Guide
  • Hand-drawn souvenir postcard by a local artist
  • A group photo with your guide
  • A follow-up list of resources and further reading on the stories shared
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Knowledge required
This tour is suitable for those who know nothing about Australian history and Canberra and for those who feel they already know all there is to know!
What to bring
Please wear comfortable walking shoes and clothing, and bring a water bottle, sunscreen and a hat! This tour runs rain or shine, so if it looks like it will rain, we recommend bringing an umbrella.
Location

Neville Bonner Statue, Parliament Square, Parkes ACT

Canberra Hidden Women's History Walking Tour location
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She Shapes History
She Shapes History

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We're on a mission to make Australian women's history accessible, entertaining, and engaging through walking tours, social media and one-off events.
She Shapes History started with a simple question – "Where are the women in the history of Australia?"
Bushrangers, convicts, diggers, blokes and battlers are often seen as the main characters of Australian history. In the story of our nation, women have frequently been cast as minor characters. Countless stories have been lost, left unrecorded, undervalued, and untold. As a society, it's so easy to forget that women were behind many of the moments that shaped Australia.
We believe that by recovering the remarkable stories of the women who shaped history, we can challenge our perception of women today. Closing the respect gap in Australian politics and culture today requires that we recognise and re-imagine what Australian women, particularly First Nations women, queer women, women of colour and women with disabilities, have achieved in the past.
While there are many ways to learn more about our history, there is nothing quite like a walking tour. Walking tours offer a unique opportunity to share history in an inclusive, accessible and non-judgmental context.
We use walking tours to highlight the diverse and often forgotten women behind the moments that shaped Australia. We want all Australians, no matter their race, gender or sexuality, to be able to see themselves in Canberra's landscape, in Australian history, and the story of our nation.
So, where are the women in the story of Australia? Well, as you'll discover on our tours, everywhere.

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