Tough Broad is a deeply researched exploration into the science and psychology of the outdoors, and our place in it as we age. Author Caroline Paul has always filled her life with adventure. Now in her late fifties, she expects this new stage of life to be every bit as invigorating and full of high adrenaline escapades as the last. But as she skateboards, paddles a SUP, or surfs in cold winter swell alongside many men her age, she sees fewer and fewer older women. Isn’t the outdoors a vital elixir? Shouldn’t adventure be something we pursue as we age? Tough Broad “is a high-spirited call for women to embrace the outdoors…casting our own futures in a new and dazzling light.”
Caroline will be joined in conversation by Lauren Schiller. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Caroline Paul has written many books, including the New York Times bestseller The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure. She graduated from Stanford University, after which she became a San Francisco firefighter. Part of the San Francisco Writers Grotto, she writes, flies experimental gyrocopters, surfs, and reads as many books as possible.
Lauren Schiller is an award-winning audio producer, live event moderator, and co-author of It’s a Good Day to Change the World: Inspiration and Advice for a Feminist Future. She has created numerous podcasts and radio shows—including the nationally syndicated Inflection Point, about how women build power and lead change.
📍 220 Montgomery St., San Francisco, 2 blocks from BART/MUNI
🚪 Doors open at 5
🗣️ Discussion begins at 6
🍕 Free pizza from our sponsor, Joyride Pizza
🍷 Refreshments for donation
🆓 The event is free with an RSVP