History is full of women artists overlooked, difficult, unloved, forgotten, unrealized and overshadowed. Cusick was her professional name, and what a career. She was known in multiple genres: foreign diplomacy and international relations, college instructor, art historian and an artist. She combined all of these elements into an international art career where she coordinated women's conferences and worked on feminist ideals around the world. These venues allowed her to exhibit widely and to share her story. Cusick had an undergraduate degree from the Ivy League Georgetown University and a masters degree from American University in Art History. Living in the Washington, DC area, her home and education became a platform for her international conferences on women's issues. At Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service she would have been introduced to the multiple languages and cultures around the world. Likewise with an art history degree, she would further expand her horizons