top of page
Search


Did Sex Workers Own Property in 19th Century DC?
I can't believe I haven't blogged in over a year. I have to admit, a monthly schedule was ambitious in the midst of continuing to run a...
Katie Kirkpatrick
Sep 13, 20244 min read
97 views
0 comments


The Belle Époque “Hostesses” of Washington
Those who have taken my Wives Who Won the Cold War tour have heard me talk about how the women of the era exerted power through their...
Katie Kirkpatrick
Nov 16, 20218 min read
658 views
0 comments


A Tale of Two Cities
If you follow my page on Facebook, you have noticed that I was recently in New Orleans for an all-too-short visit. This was the fourth...
Katie Kirkpatrick
Apr 29, 20214 min read
47 views
0 comments


Georgetown University's First, and Only, Black President
Yesterday, February 27th, marked the birthday of Patrick Francis Healy, the first, and thus far the only, Black President of Georgetown...
Katie Kirkpatrick
Feb 28, 20214 min read
252 views
0 comments


Alleyway Life in the Capital
This blog post is just a small snapshot into my Historic Alleyways tour, the last of the first four Off the Mall Tours that I developed....
Katie Kirkpatrick
Feb 23, 20214 min read
207 views
0 comments


The Unsung Doyenne of the Halfway House
On the corner of S and 15th Street is a pretty grey-and-white house that once belonged to the woman who was responsible for one of the...
Katie Kirkpatrick
Feb 7, 20214 min read
151 views
0 comments


T and 7th - Where DC's Black Community Took a Stand
At the intersection of 7th and T Street NW currently stands a school, a bank, a CVS and a Chinese restaurant. In the summer of 1919,...
Katie Kirkpatrick
Nov 14, 20203 min read
30 views
0 comments
bottom of page