Photo: Katharine speaking at the dedication of McCormick Hall at MIT, 1963. Courtesy MIT Museum Editor’s Note: Katharine Dexter McCormick, the granddaughter of Dexter’s founder, Samuel Dexter, was born on August 27, 1875, in Dexter in Gordon Hall. During her life, she made a significant impact on women’s equality in the areas of suffrage, birth ...
Editor’s Note: Katharine Dexter McCormick, the granddaughter of Dexter’s founder, Samuel Dexter, was born on August 27, 1875, in Dexter in Gordon Hall. During her life, she made a significant impact on women’s equality in the areas of suffrage, birth control, and education. To commemorate the life of one of our own on the 150th ...
Discover how Katharine Dexter McCormick saved and restored Gordon Hall in Dexter, Michigan. Learn about its history, preservation efforts, and community impact. Editor’s Note: Katharine Dexter McCormick, the granddaughter of Dexter’s founder, Samuel Dexter, was born on August 27, 1875, in Dexter in Gordon Hall. During her life, she made a significant impact on women’s ...
Katharine McCormick’s unwavering advocacy helped shape the women’s suffrage movement, the League of Women Voters, and modern reproductive health, including funding the first birth control pill. By the Dexter Area Historical Society Photo: Suffragette Katharine Dexter-McCormick shown on the left. Courtesy MIT Museum Editor’s Note: Katharine Dexter McCormick, the granddaughter of our founder, Samuel Dexter, ...
Born in Dexter’s Gordon Hall in 1875, Katharine Dexter McCormick overcame social barriers to become a pioneer in women’s education and suffrage. Discover her early journey from privileged upbringing to MIT graduate and women’s rights advocate. Editor’s Note: Katharine Dexter McCormick, the granddaughter of our founder Samuel Dexter, was born on August 27,1875 here in ...
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