Born: 1899, Ireland
Died: 1969
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Elizabeth Kearney
The following is republished with permission from the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail.
Elizabeth Kearney Blood (1899-1969) resisted eviction during Boston’s West End demolition in 1958. With future governor Endicott Peabody’s help, she secured an extra 30 days.
Born in Kildalkey, Ireland, Elizabeth Kearney Blood (1899-1969) and her brother immigrated to Boston in 1915. She and her family were notified in the spring of 1958 that their building (at 329 Charles St.) would be taken by eminent domain in the West End demolition. She, her two daughters and seven grandchildren refused to leave even when their doors were removed. Endicott Peabody (then a young lawyer, later governor of Massachusetts) negotiated for the family with the City of Boston for 30 days more. She later moved to Cape Cod.