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What does the life of an activist consist of? Is being heard at street protests accompanied by the feeling of being heard in life? How much do you have to listen to be listened to by others? Ewa talks about what connects the rebellion of the 70s, the Solidarity uprising and today's civic resistance movements. And how activism has fit into her biography. Touch her voice! Our project "Touch my voice - stories of women from Wrocław" is part of the trend of supplementing regional and local history through micro-histories, everyday history, personal and family stories and, above all, taking into account the experience and perspective of women. Having been involved in educating and supporting women for years, we see that on the one hand they have a great need to talk about their experiences, on the other hand, they do not feel entitled to speak up and do not feel that they have the right space to do so. If we do not find a way to listen to them, we lose knowledge that remains only in private and family archives, and which could become a contribution to understanding across divisions and generations. As part of the project, we carried out a herstory lecture “Why does your herstory matter?”, led by dr Joanna Hytrek-Hryciuk, then a series of 4 herstory and women’s voice workshops with Teo Łagowskx. Finally, we created a podcast with recordings of 8 conversations between Teo and project participants - women aged 60+, living in Wrocław, and opened an audio exhibition promoting it. Project idea and implementation: HerStory Foundation. The project partner was the Wrocław Institute of Culture. The project “Touch my voice” was co-financed from the budget of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.