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Mary at the 1893 Columbian Exposition (the Chicago World’s Fair)

Reading through the digitized version of Mary Kenney O’Sullivan’s unpublished autobiography provides more than a glimpse of her personality. Her sense of humor, her passion for justice, and her fearlessness are apparent. Several times while reading her anecdotes, I thought, “this woman was afraid of NOBODY.” While she admitted to feeling intimidated by upper classContinue reading “Mary at the 1893 Columbian Exposition (the Chicago World’s Fair)”

Discovering the other side of the story

I became a walking tour guide in my early 40s. In the midst of a fulfilling and busy career in fire safety education and outreach, I was looking for something that would get me outside and challenge other parts of my brain. I found it when I stumbled across Boston By Foot, a nonprofit walkingContinue reading “Discovering the other side of the story”