Born in Dexter's Gordon Hall in 1875, Katharine Dexter McCormick overcame social barriers to become a pioneer in women's education and suffrage. Discover her early journey from privileged upbringing ...

Katharine M. Drexel was born in Philadelphia on Nov. 26, 1858. Her father, Francis A. Drexel, was a devout Catholic and wealthy banker with Drexel and Co. Her mother, Hannah Drexel, died soon ...

Mother Katharine, right, and her sister, Louise Drexel Morrell, on the grounds of St. Francis and St. Emma school in Virginia. The large dog is the supposedly ferocious Mardo.

Katharine Drexel founded and funded schools in Carencro. Curious Louisiana discovers if local land donor Sosthene Arceneaux gave her a ride to one of those locations in his horse-drawn buggy.

Not long after becoming archbishop of New York, Cardinal Edward Egan went to Harlem to visit the first school built by Mother Katharine Drexel, who was canonized a saint in 2000. St. Mark's School ...

On March 3, 1955, Reverend Mother Katharine Drexel died at the convent. It is estimated she spent over $20 million during her lifetime to educate Native American and African-American students.

Florez said his mother, brother, sister, their spouses and his four nephews still live in Columbia. His father died 27 years ago. "My relationship with my mother is wonderful," Florez said.

St. Katharine Drexel was born in 1858 to a wealthy family in Philadelphia. Five weeks after her birth, her mother died. She and her two sisters were reared by their father, Frank, a successful ...

Mary Elaine Blagman, 97, of Brookhaven, PA, peacefully entered into eternity on Monday, February 10, 2025.Mary was a beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend. She is a former employee ...

There will be a funeral Mass for Shirley on Wednesday February 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM at St. Katharine Drexel Parish, St. Mary Church, 119 W. 7th Street in Kaukauna.

BEAUMONT, Texas — On February 12, Katharine Drexel vowed to be the first sister of the Blessed Sacrament, where the sister educated black and Native American peoples. Members of the Catholic ...