Kate Newell Doggett
Kate Newell Doggett | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kate Newell November 5, 1827 Charlotte, Vermont |
| Died | March 13, 1884 (aged 56) |
| Occupations | Botanist, Translator, Club Woman |
Kate Newell Doggett (1827–1884) was an American botanist and suffragist.
Biography
Kate Newell was born November 5, 1827 to George and Caroline (Bradley) Newell in Charlotte, Vermont.[1]
In 1869 Doggett was placed charge of the herbarium at the Academy of Science. She was delegate of the National Woman Suffrage Association.[2] In 1873 Doggett established the women's club the Fortnightly of Chicago. It is the oldest women's association in Chicago.[3] In 1874 Doggett translated the French book The Grammar of Painting and Engraving into English.[4]
Doggett died in 1884. [2]
References
- ^ Schultz, Rima Lunin; Hast, Adele (2001). Women building Chicago, 1790-1990: a biographical dictionary (PDF). Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. 224–229. ISBN 978-0253338525. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Kate Newell Doggett, Reformer". Wisconsin Historical Society. 1 December 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "MMS Collection Abstract: Fortnightly of Chicago (Organization) Records". The Newberry. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "The grammar of painting and engraving". Smithsonian Libraries. 1874. Retrieved 14 October 2018.