Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn (February 2, 1878 – March 17, 1951) was a U.S. feminist social reformer and a leader of the suffrage movement in the United States. Hepburn served as president of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association before joining the National Woman's Party. Alongside Margaret Sanger, Hepburn co-founded the organization that would become Planned Parenthood. She was the mother and namesake of actress Katharine Hepburn and the grandmother and namesake of actress Katharine Houghton.
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Katharine Martha Houghton 2 February 1878 Corning, New York, United States
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17 March 1951 (aged 73) West Hartford, Connecticut
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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