In her series “Obscured Women”, storyteller/teaching artist and performer,
Tammy Denease Richardson, introduces us into the world of fascinating women who have been obscured through the annals of history yet were prominent in the African-American community.

From her research, Ms. Richardson has developed performances and workshops appealing to a wide variety of audiences.

These workshops and presentations engage her audience through folk tales that teach life lessons and are coupled with hands on activities that leave her audience educated and eager to learn more.

Venture with Ms. Richardson from the cotton fields of Texas to aviation history in Paris France with Bessie Coleman.

Live the life of Elizabeth Keckley, an enslaved woman, struggling to purchase her freedom as well as her body to become confidante to the First Lady at Lincoln's White House.

Be denied the rite of passage into adulthood, as you experience the life of Margru, one of four children aboard the Amistad.

PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES As a storyteller/teaching artist, Ms. Richardson has a school program that can match your schools language arts curriculum. It encourages students in the fields of history, geography, science, mathematics, reading and writing. Each program includes an in class visit that consists of a hands on activity and history of time period. Prior to the school visit teachers are given a syllabus and surveys. Click on Contact for more information on fees and availability.