Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti

Actor, Dramatist, Historian, and Storyteller. As a Living History performer, storytelling is my vehicle for sharing untapped American history. Woventales reclaims and creates heightened awareness about Black Women's contributions and struggles that have made Black American survival and progress possible. They have fought for truths for themselves and their communities. Ona Judge Staines her owners, George, and Martha Washington. She was a criminal until her death because of one decision, which changed her life and American History in our eyes. Harriet Tuman was one of the most daring and effective spies during the Civil War, leading soldiers into battle and not losing a single man. Zora Neale Hurston was a woman of enormous talent, a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and an outstanding novelist, journalist, folklorist, and anthropologist. 

History has power and Black women need its truths to challenge hateful assumptions, negative stereotypes, myths, and lies, and distort their role in the progress of time. My audience benefits from my presenting a more complete and accurate understanding of the past and gaining insight into our national history.

The women I portray exerted a profound influence on aspects of American culture.