• Skip to content
  • City of Melbourne
  • Create a listing
  • Subscribe
  • Favourites
  • What's on homepage
  • Favourites
    • Home
    • Explore things to do
      • Free things to do
      • Family and kids
      • Theatre and shows
      • Music, concerts, and gigs
      • Entertainment
      • Comedy
      • Film
      • Sport
      • Attractions and sights
      • Major events
      • Exhibitions
      • Festivals
      • Aboriginal Melbourne
      • Walks and itineraries
      • Explore all things to do
      What's on
      • Today
      • This weekend
      • This week
      • This month
      Guides
      • What's free in Melbourne this month
      • Things to do in Melbourne at night
      • Melbourne's best blockbuster events
      • Read more things to do guides
    • Eat and Drink
      • Restaurants
      • Cafes
      • Takeaway
      • Bars and pubs
      • Dining events
      • Dining deals
      • Explore all eat and drink
      Guides
      • Melbourne's best new restaurants you might have missed
      • Melbourne's best cheap eats
      • The ultimate guide to Melbourne's hidden bars
      • Read more eat and drink guides
    • Shopping
      • Fashion
      • Accessories
      • Specialty food
      • Gifts and homewares
      • Technology and entertainment
      • Sport and outdoor
      • Explore all shopping
      Guides
      • Melbourne's most iconic shops
      • Melbourne's most instagrammable shops
      • Rare shops you can only find in Melbourne
      • Read more shopping guides
    • Planning your visit
      • Visiting Melbourne
      • Where to stay
      • Accessible Melbourne
      • Visitor Centres
      • Travel essentials
      Getting around Melbourne
      • Public transport
      • Cycling
      • Driving and parking
      • Taxis and rideshares
      • Maps
      • Walks and itineraries
      Guides
      • How to spend 24 hours in Melbourne
      • The best new hotels in Melbourne
      • Melbourne's accessible and wheelchair-friendly attractions
      • Read more visitor info guides
    • Create a listing
    • Contact us
    • Subscribe

What are you looking for?

Primary category
Secondary categories for primary category Anything
Secondary categories for primary category Things to do
Secondary categories for primary category Eat and drink
Secondary categories for primary category Shopping
Secondary categories for primary category Hotels
Secondary categories for primary category Guides
List of Accessibility Features

When are you visiting?

Date shortcuts
Calendar

Where do you want to look?

Locations
What are you looking for?
Anything
Anytime Anywhere
  • A tour guide talking to people in the Carlton Gardens, autumn leaves on the grass, the Royal Exhibition Building just visible in the background.
  • A tour guide talking near a bronze statue, with two tour group participants listening and taking photos.
  • A tour guide talking and pointing to a plaque on a building's wall, with tour group participants listening and taking photos.
  • A tour guide talking to two people at a Melbourne city street intersection, a vintage class W tram, cars and tall buildings in the background.
Until 30 Aug

Badass Women of Melbourne: Women's History Walking Tour

  • Learning
  • Walking tour

Discover the artists, agitators, entrepreneurs, and everyday rebels who helped shape Melbourne into the city it is today.

Winding through iconic landmarks and hidden laneways, this walking tour uncovers the untold stories of women who built hospitals, launched movements, and transformed culture – often without recognition. From the steps of Parliament to hidden laneways, you’ll meet artists, agitators, entrepreneurs, and everyday rebels who dared to speak up and shape the city around them.

Their stories will leave you inspired and ready to see Melbourne in a whole new light.

Hours

Date Times
Fri 13 Mar
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 14 Mar
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 15 Mar
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 20 Mar
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 21 Mar
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 22 Mar
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 27 Mar
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 28 Mar
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 29 Mar
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 3 Apr
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 4 Apr
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 5 Apr
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 10 Apr
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 11 Apr
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 12 Apr
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 17 Apr
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 18 Apr
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 19 Apr
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 24 Apr
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 25 Apr
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 26 Apr
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 1 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 2 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 3 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 8 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 9 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 10 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 15 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 16 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 17 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 22 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 23 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 24 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 29 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 30 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 31 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 5 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 6 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 7 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 12 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 13 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 14 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 19 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 20 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 21 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 26 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 27 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 28 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 3 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 4 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 5 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 10 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 11 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 12 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 17 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 18 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 19 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 24 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 25 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 26 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 31 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 1 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 2 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 7 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 8 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 9 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 14 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 15 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 16 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 21 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 22 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 23 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fri 28 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 29 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sun 30 Aug
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm

Location

Queen Victoria Women's Centre
210 Lonsdale St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for Queen Victoria Women's Centre

Price and bookings

Adult / general $60
Children $40
Book online for Badass Women of Melbourne: Women's History Walking Tour

Contact details

  • email address: hello@sheshapeshistory.com.au
  • Visit website for Badass Women of Melbourne: Women's History Walking Tour
Facebook page for Badass Women of Melbourne: Women's History Walking Tour Instagram page for Badass Women of Melbourne: Women's History Walking Tour

Accessibility

  • Companion card accepted
  • Mobility access
  • Service animals
  • Additional accessible features Contact for more information

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

Only In The City

Only in this City of Ours
State Library Victoria

State Library Victoria

Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free public libraries in the world.

  • Heritage listed
  • Learning
Queen Victoria Market

Queen Victoria Market

This beloved Melbourne landmark is the largest open air market in the southern hemisphere.

  • Heritage listed
  • Community
Fed Square

Fed Square

Melbourne's public square and meeting place, opposite Flinders Street Station.

  • Community
  • Landmark

Discover more

Under the Clocks: Melbourne Walking Tour for Retirees
Until 27 Mar

Under the Clocks: Melbourne Walking Tour for Retirees

Explore Melbourne’s best laneways on a Friday walking tour with local stories and a cafe break.

  • Tour
  • Activity
Romance, Glamour and Migrants: An Italian Food History Walk
Until 23 May

Romance, Glamour and Migrants: An Italian Food History Walk

Find out why Melbourne is obsessed with Italian food on this cultural and culinary walking tour.

  • Activity
  • Learning
Deeper Melbourne Walking Tours
Until 30 May

Deeper Melbourne Walking Tours

Walking tours burrowing into history and culture, drawing on local knowledge.

  • Tour
  • Fitness
The Life and Times of Flinders Lane Walking Tour
Until 20 Mar

The Life and Times of Flinders Lane Walking Tour

Flinders Lane's story is written into the buildings, laneways and corners that most hurry past.

  • Tour
  • Activity
Envelope Icon

Subscribe to What’s On Melbourne

Sign up to receive updates on what to see and do in Melbourne.

Subscribe now
Australian Aboriginal Flag Torres Strait Islander Flag

The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

Create a listing
Contact What's On Melbourne
  • What's On Facebook page
  • What's On Instagram page
  • What's On TikTok page
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility
© 2026 City of Melbourne
City of Melbourne home page