Kate Burr Johnson

Background

Johnson, Kate Burr was born on February 14, 1881 in Morganton, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Frederick Hill and Lillian (Walton) Burr.

Education

Student Queen's College, Charlotte, North Carolina. New York School Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Career

Director Bureau Child Welfare of North Carolina State Board Charities and Public Welfare, 1919-1921. Commissioner public welfare, North Carolina, 1921-1930. Superintendent New Jersey State Home for Girls, Trenton, from 1930.

Vice-president North Carolina Conference for Social Service, 1915-1916.

President North Carolina Federation Women's Club, 1917-1919. Chairman commission on state and local organizations for handicapped, White House Conference on Child Health and Protection.

Achievements

• Kate Burr Johnson has been listed as a noteworthy social worker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association Social Workers, National Conference of Juvenile Agencies, New Jersey Conference of Social Work, American Prison Association, League of Women Voters.

Connections

Married Clarence A. Johnson, April. Children: Clarence A., Frederick Burr.