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Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn (February 2, 1878 – March 17, 1951) was an American feminist social reformer and a leader of the suffrage movement in the United States. Hepburn served as president of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association before joining the National Woman's Party.
Mar 1, 2022 · Committed to the suffrage movement, Katharine Houghton Hepburn, known as “Kit,” not only campaigned for women’s right to vote she also advocated for access to birth control and picketed the White House to ensure better working conditions for women.
Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born and raised in Hartford and West Hartford, the daughter of Katharine Martha Houghton, a suffragist and champion of women’s rights, and Dr. Thomas Hepburn, a prominent surgeon. The second of five children, Hepburn was bright, independent and excelled at athletics; both parents encouraged her to speak her mind ...
May 16, 2021 · Katharine Houghton Hepburn, mother of actress Katharine Hepburn, was an ardent suffragist and head of the Connecticut Woman’s Suffrage Association. Katharine Houghton Hepburn was a part of the 1913 delegation that traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Woodrow Wilson about the question of suffrage.
Inspired by Pankhurst’s call to action, Houghton Hepburn became a champion of women’s rights, suffrage and universal access to birth control. Born in Corning, N.Y., Katharine Martha Houghton was an heiress to the Corning Glass fortune.
Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn (February 2, 1878 – March 17, 1951) was an American feminist social reformer and a leader of the suffrage movement in the United States. Hepburn served as president of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association before joining the National Woman's Party.
Mini Bio. Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut to a suffragist, Katharine Martha (Houghton), and a doctor, Thomas Norval Hepburn, who both always encouraged her to speak her mind, develop it fully, and exercise her body to its full potential. An athletic tomboy as a child, she was very close to her ...
