Catherine Brewer Benson

Catherine Elizabeth Benson
Born
Catherine Elizabeth Brewer

(1822-01-24)January 24, 1822
Augusta, Georgia
DiedFebruary 27, 1908(1908-02-27) (aged 86)
Macon, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Alma materClinton Female Seminary
Georgia Female College
First Degree (B.A.)
SpouseRichard Aaron Benson
ChildrenCatherine Benson Melrose
Richard Edward Benson
Thomas Brewer Benson
Eliza Benson Fargo
William S. Benson
Frank Cook Benson
Howard Burke Benson
Gertrude Benson Arnall
Parent(s)Thomas Aspinwall Brewer
(father)
Mary Foster Brewer
(mother)
RelativesAdeline Corbin
(sister)
Edward Ebenezer Brewer
(brother)

Catherine Elizabeth Benson, née Brewer (24 January 1822 – 27 February 1908) was one of the earliest women to earn a college bachelor's degree in the US.