Today marks the final day of our 100 Woman Project, a special series we began on July 27 to count down 100 days before the 2020 election. We began with a profile of Emma Lazarus, whose poem is inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty; 100 days later, …
Born in 1875 in a Michigan town named after her family, Katharine had lineage, serious lineage. Her great-grandfather had served in both John Adams’ and Thomas Jefferson’s cabinets and was honored to read George Washington’s eulogy before the Senate. Intelligent and determined, Katharine wanted to make her own mark. She …