Gladys McKie:  

After graduating from Decatur, I had a very brief stay in Indianapolis. I lived for a short time at the Birtha Ballard Women's Residence and then an apartment next door. I worked for USF&G insurance. I moved to Chicago in 1968, the week of the Democratic Convention and was there during the riots. It was a scary but exciting time. It took a while for my clothes to air out from tear gas. I worked at USF&G, Chicago, and then Kenyon & Eckhart Advertising and then Earle Ludgin Advertising. A turning point in my life was the tragic Kent State riot and murder. I became interested in the anti-Vietnam war messages, though I was never an active protester. It was a senseless "conflict" that killed many young men, including our classmate David Denny. My heart ached when I learned of his death. Because our names were close in the alphabet (Denny and Delp), we were always next to each other in lines and in class. He was a nice kid who didn't deserve to die (none of them did) so young shortly after graduation. I found his name on the Vietnam Memorial in Washing, D.C. I left Chicago in 1970 to move to Boston, Massachusetts. I worked at BBD&O advertising and eventually worked at Boston University, where I attended classes. Because of the many unfair labor practices, I became active in a union dri...Expand for more