Summary: In the moment when Mary Pattison locked eyes with dashing American solider John Irwin across the ballroom at the St. Patrick's Day Ball in 1784, her destiny was set. Married by the end of the gala and on a ship to the brand new nation of the USA two weeks later, she would set up the first "Rope Walk," rope manufacturer in the small frontier town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her foresight, skill and ambition would assure her family's place as one of the "pillars of the city" but history would erase her name and give her husband the credit. But our guest, Gloria Forouzan, is giving it back!
