Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn
Social activist, Deceased Person
1878 – 1951
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Who was Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn?
Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn 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's Suffrage Association before joining the National Woman's Party. Alongside Margaret Sanger, Hepburn co-founded the organization that would become Planned Parenthood. She was the mother of Academy Award winning actress Katharine Hepburn.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1878
Buffalo - Also known as
- Katharine Martha Houghton
- Katharine Houghton
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Thomas Hepburn
(1904/06/06 - )
- Thomas Hepburn
- Children
- Religion
- Atheism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bryn Mawr College
- Died
- Mar 17, 1951
West Hartford
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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