 She began to come into prominence in the Irish National Land League days, and made her first public appearance in Boston at the time of a visit to that city of Fanny Parnell.Since then, she developed as a lecturer, gaining steadily in strength and versatility, as well as in popularity.Among her lectures were "A Trip to Ireland," "Landmarks of English History," "Mary, Queen of Scots," "An Evening With Longfellow.