00:00She and her sisters were the hotel heiressers of Wollongong.
00:05History has long shone a spotlight on men, and when you walk around your town, it's likely to reflect that, with statues, plaques and landmarks honouring their achievements.
00:17What we don't have on this plaque is Charles' wife, Elizabeth. She did some remarkable things in her lifetime.
00:25She Shapes History is working to change that narrative, offering walking tours that shine a light on the women whose stories rarely make it into textbooks.
00:36She Shapes History is a feminist walking tour. Along the tour, we aim to uncover the hidden history and stories of women that the history books and the history books that you may not have read in class, that they don't show us.
00:48The group already operates tours in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, and has now launched its first Wollongong route, their first step branching out into regional communities.
00:58We'll be walking between streets that tell us the stories of men or plaques, that tell us the stories of how men have contributed to the community, and yet you can be forgiven when you walk around and you might miss or not realise that women have absolutely contributed a huge part to this community.
01:18The Wicked Women of Wollongong tour highlights inspiring women as well as women who made history for all the wrong reasons.
01:36She had a taste for the finer things in life. Champagne taste on a shoestring budget.
01:41She rolls up her sleeve, she learns how to chop up the meat and run the business, and she runs it very well.
01:48And next time you're walking around, have a little look at the name on the laneway or the plaque near the lighthouse.
01:56You might find that there's a few more women that we can uncover here.
02:00And then do your own little research, have a little Google, you'll be very surprised and pleased and interested to find the incredible lives these women led.
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