Catharine H. T. Avery (née, 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.
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13 December 1844 Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan, U.S.
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21 December 1911 (aged 67) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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