Lorissa Rinehart
MA, Best Selling Author
CA, USLorissa’s unique team building workshops and inspiring keynotes tap women into their superpower - each other. With supercharged women's empowerment, we can go further, faster, and better together.
Lorissa Rinehart is a celebrated women’s historian, best-selling author, and TEDx speaker whose debut book garnered rave reviews from The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and more. Her unique insight into women’s participation in world-defining events enables her to draw a direct line to today’s women, as they overcome new challenges and trail-blaze through uncharted territory while continuing the generations-long tradition of female change makers.
She is passionate about empowering women to build and foster communities and collaborations that supercharge their capacity to succeed both individually and collectively. She has spoken on prestigious stages, including Texas A&M, the National Press Club, and Friends of the WWII Memorial.
Lorissa is the author of First to the Front: The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent (St. Martin’s Press, 2023) and A Nation Unto Herself, the biography of Jeannette Rankin, Stateswoman, Suffragist, and Peacemaker (St. Martin’s Press, 2025). She also holds leadership positions in several non-profit organizations, including the Remedial HerStory Project and Women’s Literary Voices.
Lorissa Rinehart is a celebrated women’s historian, best-selling author, and TEDx speaker whose debut book garnered rave reviews from The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and more. Her unique insight into women’s participation in world-defining events enables her to draw a direct line to today’s women, as they overcome new challenges and trail-blaze through uncharted territory while continuing the generations-long tradition of female change makers.
She is passionate about empowering women to build and foster communities and collaborations that supercharge their capacity to succeed both individually and collectively. She has spoken on prestigious stages, including Texas A&M, the National Press Club, and Friends of the WWII Memorial.
Lorissa is the author of First to the Front: The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent (St. Martin’s Press, 2023) and A Nation Unto Herself, the biography of Jeannette Rankin, Stateswoman, Suffragist, and Peacemaker (St. Martin’s Press, 2025). She also holds leadership positions in several non-profit organizations, including the Remedial HerStory Project and Women’s Literary Voices.
Unstoppable: Women Working Together
Format: 30 - 60 - 90
Keynote/Workshop/Breakout
This program is perfect for:
- Corporate leaders and executives
- Women in leadership roles
The audience will leave with:
- Strategies to foster collaboration among women in the workplace
- Insights into the transformative impact of female...
You Are The Reason: Finding Your Place in a Tradition of Trailblazers
Format: 30 - 60 - 90
Keynote/Workshop/Breakout
This program is perfect for:
- Female professionals seeking inspiration and empowerment
- Organizations committed to promoting diversity and inclusion
The audience will leave with:
- Empowerment Through Connection: Participants will leave with a personalized connection to a tradition of...
Women’s Leadership in History
Format: 90 minute keynote that can be adapted to a 60 or 30 minute breakout
This program is perfect for:
- Emerging female leaders and executives
- Teams focused on leadership development and gender diversity
The audience will leave with:
- A deeper understanding of the impactful leadership roles women have played throughout history
- Actionable insights...
The Impact of Sisterhood
Format: Format: 90 minute keynote that can be adapted to a 60 or 30 minute breakout
This program is perfect for:
- Women’s groups and networks
- Teams aiming to foster collaboration and mutual support
The audience will leave with:
- An appreciation for the power of sisterhood in personal and professional growth
- Practical strategies to...
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