She’s Speaking grew out of a sense of isolation many performing songwriters experienced during the global pandemic. It started as a YouTube channel of mostly iPhone videos submitted by more than 70 amazing women songwriters performing songs they’d composed during the pandemic about women who inspired them.

The channel launched on International Women’s Day in March 2021, with a live stream event hosted by Seattle blues artist Lady A. Since then, She’s Speaking has organized pandemic-friendly live-stream concerts, including a tribute to mothers and grandmothers in May and a Folk Alliance showcase in August. 

In November, 2021, She’s Speaking Live was the project’s first live, in-person performance at Portland’s Alberta Rose Theatre. Greeted by an enthusiastic, standing-room-only crowd, She's Speaking Live uplifted hearts and minds and created a much-needed celebration with original songs by eight women songwriters and songs by their sheroes. She's Speaking continues to build, grow, change, and impact audiences, bringing the She's Speaking Live Road Show to communities in the Pacific Northwest. 

She's Speaking continues to seek platforms, forums and spaces where women’s voices and artistry can be heard by all people.