Debbie Dimitre, a Pacific Northwest storyteller known for her one-woman shows about women and young girls in American history, will step into the role of Eleanor Roosevelt in an afternoon show at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Vashon Presbyterian Church.

In the one-woman show, “No Ordinary Warrior,” Dimitre will share the life and times of the First Lady in a collage of stories centering on her role as a peaceful warrior for human rights.

The one-woman show is one of many in Dimitre’s remarkable repertoire.

She has previously appeared on Vashon as Alice Paul, a suffragist and co-author of the 1923 Equal Rights Amendment and also presented one-woman shows about Emily Dickinson and Grandma Moses.

According to Dimitre’s website, she was inspired to create her far-ranging series of shows

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