Walk A Mile In Her Shoes
boundlessloveproject.org Peace Pilgrim, born Mildred Lisette Norman, was an American spiritual teacher, mystic, pacifist, vegetarian activist and peace activist. In 1952, she became the first woman to walk the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one season . She did so to bring attention to her international message of peace. John and Ann Rush operated the first Peace Pilgrim Center from their home in Hemet, California for 18 years. In April of 2001 the center relocated to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Somerset, California about 50 miles east of Sacramento. In November of 2005 the organization moved operations out of California to Connecticut and Oklahoma. The nonprofit organization continues to believe in and spread her message of peace. While the primary organization focus over the years has been and sending out books and writings perpetuating the international message of peace of "the Peace Pilgrim" Mildred Lesette Norman the organizati