SALLY ARMSTRONG has covered stories in zones of conflict all over the world as a journalist. From Bosnia and Somalia to Congo and Afghanistan, her eyewitness reports have earned her the Amnesty International Media Award four times over, as well as acclaim all over the world.

In addition to her journalism, Armstrong is the author of several books, including Veiled Threat: The Hidden Power of the Women of Afghanistan; The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor; Bitter Roots, Tender Shoots: The Uncertain Fate of Afghanistan's Women; and her most recent title, Ascent of Women: A New Age is Dawning for Every Mother's Daughter.

In 2017, Armstrong won, along with photographer/videographer Peter Bregg, her fourth Amnesty International Canada Media Award for their work in Iraq, as well as the Gold Award for Investigative Journalism at The Canadian Online Publishing Gala for their work about the Yazidis called Resisting Genocide.

In 2019, Armstrong delivered the renowned CBC Massey Lecture series, traveling across the country to discuss how improving the status of woman globally is crucial to our survival. The book version of her lectures, Power Shift: The Longest Revolution, is available now. In recognition of her work, Armstrong was promoted to Officer of the Order of Canada in 2019.

Armstrong is a former member of the International Women's Commission at the UN, and is the recipient of ten honorary doctorate degrees. When not traveling to war zones, she lives part of each year in the quiet community of Bathurst, her childhood summer home, near the spot where Charlotte Taylor first set foot in New Brunswick.