Kaitlin Calogera is a licensed tour guide, author, and entrepreneur who holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. After recognizing a lack of women’s representation in public spaces, she founded the first tourism company in Washington, DC to focus exclusively on women's history. A Tour Of Her Own (TOHO) was established in 2018 to offer historical tours and special events that reframe the narrative by elevating women’s stories.

Calogera became a professional tour guide because she believes in education beyond the classroom and that tourism has the power to ignite social change. Her book "111 Places in Women's History That You Must Not Miss" is a travel guidebook that encourages readers to explore sites and stories about women, many who are overlooked in traditional textbooks.

With an extensive background in coaching female student-athletes, Kaitlin’s philosophies center around teamwork, empowerment, and education. As an avid traveler and researcher, she believes in the idea that we all belong but sometimes have to search deeper for the people, places, and stories we connect with most.

• Member of the National Museum of Women’s History Education Committee.

• Member of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington, DC

• Member of the National Women’s History Alliance

• Member of Destination DC

Testimonials/Press

Gay City News (Article) Calogera made DC’s feminist and queer story come to life and gave meaning to sites, such The Furies Collective house, the city’s newest lesbian bar, As You Are and also the Human Rights Campaign’s headquarters, where Kelley Johnson is the first queer Black woman to head the LGBTQ advocacy organization. By Heather Cassell

Washington City Paper A Tour of Her Own’s Kaitlin Calogera Lost Everything in a Fire. Can You Help? The founder of D.C.’s women’s history tourism company is offering discounted tours and asking for help replacing her precious library. By Sarah Marloff

District Fray Magazine: 30 D.C. Women Changing the Game

Washington City Paper: Book 111 Places in Women’s History Honors Those Who’ve Shape D.C.

NBC4 Weekend Scene Setter

DC News Now Interview on Living Daily DMV

Indie Travel (Blog Interview) Rarely in our industry do we come upon innovative and inspired ideas. But A Tour of Her Own in Washington, DC seems to be doing just that.

Title IX and the NCAA See how Title IX's impact led Kaitlin Calogera to become an entrepreneur.

District Fray Magazine: Tapping Into the International Capital of Feminist Tourism.

Podcasts:

City Cast Podcast

Wining about Herstory

Travel Experiences Reimagined

Her Drive

Women Who Sarcast

Women Who Sarcast

Travel Business Lounge

To learn more about Kaitlin’s involvement in tourism and public history as TOHO President, visit our Community Engagement page.