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...
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Katie Kirkpatrick
Apr 29, 20214 min read
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...
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Katie Kirkpatrick
Mar 30, 20215 min read
A Beacon of Truth
I am so very shamefully behind on my blog writing this month, and it's doubly shameful because it's Women's History Month, when I should...
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Katie Kirkpatrick
Mar 8, 20217 min read
To the Wonder Women in my Life
In honor of the International Women's Day, I want to devote a post to some of the incredible women who have impacted my life personally....
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Katie Kirkpatrick
Feb 28, 20214 min read
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...
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Katie Kirkpatrick
Feb 23, 20214 min read
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....
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Katie Kirkpatrick
Feb 7, 20214 min read
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...
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Katie Kirkpatrick
Jan 24, 20213 min read
The Blue castle in Navy Yard
Navy Yard is one of those neighborhoods in DC that is essentially 90% unrecognizable from even just ten years ago. The modern multi-story...
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Katie Kirkpatrick
Jan 10, 20214 min read
When the Capital was Punk
Oh the 80s, a decade that defined a generation who spent it separating themselves from its Baby Boomer parents; a decade that saw the...
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Katie Kirkpatrick
Jan 3, 20217 min read
To Market, to Market
If you’ve been to any major city in Europe you may have come across the old central markets, many that are still in use today. Typically...
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Katie Kirkpatrick
Dec 26, 20203 min read
DC's Early Drag Queen Scene
These days it's not too hard to find a drag show in the District. There is Perry's in Adams Morgan, one of the most well known drag...
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Katie Kirkpatrick
Dec 7, 20204 min read
The Canal that Flows Beneath the City
Something I love about DC is that no matter how long I live here, there always seems to be something new to discover. Sometimes it's the...
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Katie Kirkpatrick
Nov 27, 20203 min read
Gratitude
Reflecting on this year, strange and challenging as it may have been, I still feel a sense of gratitude this Thanksgiving. At the...
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Katie Kirkpatrick
Nov 14, 20203 min read
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,...
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