Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn
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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.[1] In 1923 Hepburn formed the Connecticut Branch of the American Birth Control League with two of her friends, Mrs. George Day and Mrs. M. Toscan Bennett. She was the mother and namesake of actress Katharine Hepburn and the grandmother and namesake of actress Katharine Houghton.
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Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn | |
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Born | Katharine Martha Houghton (1878-02-02)February 2, 1878 |
Died | March 17, 1951(1951-03-17) (aged 73) |
Education | Radcliffe College |
Alma mater | Bryn Mawr College |
Occupation | Activist |
Known for | Mother and namesake of Katharine Hepburn |
Spouse |
Thomas Norval Hepburn
(m. 1904) |
Children | 6, including Katharine Hepburn |
Relatives | See Houghton family |
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