[1] Peattie is an alumna of Antioch College[2] Peattie began her puppetry career in 1969 at the age of 18 when she studied under Peter Schumann, cofounder of the politically radical Bread & Puppet Theater.
[1] She left high school and travelled with Bread & Puppet Theatre to Europe for a year where she participated in street actions in Eastern Europe and to protest the Vietnam war[3] and "tangle[d] with police forces".
[1] Peattie founded and manages Boston's Puppet Free Library.
It houses a collection of large puppets that can be lent to users for parades and other events.
The puppets are often used by schools and in parades, including Boston's First Night New Year's celebration.