Articles for tag: women’s suffrage history

Katharine Dexter McCormick Pt 5: Champion of Women’s Equality and Legacy at Gordon Hall

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 ...