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Catharine (given Name)
Catharine is a feminine given name, a variation of Katherine or Catherine. Notable people with the name include: In education: * Catharine Beecher, noted educator * Catharine Paine Blaine, American teacher and suffragist * Catharine MacKinnon, American feminist, scholar, lawyer, teacher, and activist * Catharine Merrill, one of the first female university professors in the United States In literature: * Catharine Webb Barber (1823-?), American newspaper editor, author * Catharine Carver (1921–1997), American-British publisher's editor * Catharine H. Esling (1812–1897), American writer * Catharine Hitchcock Tilden Avery, 1844–1911), American author, editor, educator * Catharine Trotter Cockburn, 1679–1749), English novelist, dramatist, philosopher * Catharine Dixon, Canadian journalist and author of non-fiction books * Catharine Sedgwick, American novelist In science: * Catharine Cox, American psychologist known for her work on intelligence and genius * Cathar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Katherine
Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christian era it came to be associated with the Greek adjective (), meaning 'pure'. This influenced the name's English spelling, giving rise to variants ''Katharine'' and ''Catharine''. The spelling with a middle 'a' was more common in the past. ''Katherine'', with a middle 'e', was first recorded in England in 1196 after being brought back from the Crusades. Popularity and variations Anglophone use In Britain and America, ''Catherine'' and its variants have been among the 100 most popular names since 1880. Amongst the most common variants are ''Katherine'' and ''Kathryn''. The spelling ''Catherine'' is common in both English and French language, French. Less-common variants in E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Catharine Hitchcock Tilden Avery
Catharine H. T. Avery (, Tilden; December 13, 1844 - December 22, 1911) was an American author, editor, and educator of the long nineteenth century. Of Revolutionary ancestry and hailing from Michigan, she was founder and regent of the Western Reserve Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), of Cleveland, Ohio; Vice-president General of its National Society; and editor of the National Society's official organ, the '' American Monthly''. She also served two years as a member of the Cleveland School Board, being the first woman in Ohio chosen to an elective office. After the death of her father in 1861, she moved with her step-mother to Massachusetts. She was educated in the Normal School of that state and taught school in Massachusetts. Soon after the first meeting of the DAR, she became a member of the Washington, D.C., District of Columbia Society. The first president-general, Caroline Harrison, offered her the state regency of Ohio. She declined, but accepted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |