Katherine Dexter McCormick

Background

McCormick, Katherine Dexter was born in 1875.

Education

Bachelor in Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1904.

Career

Vice president, treasurer National American Woman's Suffrage Association.

Achievements

• Katherine Dexter McCormick has been listed as a noteworthy civil rights advocate by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Provided funds for research that led to discovery and development of oral hormone contraceptive. Member League of Women Voters (co-founder, 1st vice president).